 Myofascial Pain Syndromes
"Myofascial Pain Syndromes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Muscular pain in numerous body regions that can be reproduced by pressure on TRIGGER POINTS, localized hardenings in skeletal muscle tissue. Pain is referred to a location distant from the trigger points. A prime example is the TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME.
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D009209
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Myofascial Pain Syndromes- Myofascial Pain Syndromes
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Pain Syndrome, Myofascial
- Pain Syndromes, Myofascial
- Syndrome, Myofascial Pain
- Syndromes, Myofascial Pain
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myofascial Pain Syndromes" by people in Profiles.
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Moraska AF, Hickner RC. Letter to the Editor: Pumping the Brakes on the Biochemical Milieu of Myofascial Trigger Points. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 01; 105(1):177-178.
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Lehn C, Chipman C, Augustine S, Lyon C, DeSanto K. Trigger Point Injection for Low Back Pain. Am Fam Physician. 2023 07; 108(1):85-86.
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Radi R, Ng W, Simcoe R, Lyon C, DeSanto K. Dry Needling for Low Back Pain. Am Fam Physician. 2023 03; 107(3):299-300.
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Hastings J, Forster JE, Witzeman K. Joint Hypermobility among Female Patients Presenting with Chronic Myofascial Pelvic Pain. PM R. 2019 11; 11(11):1193-1199.
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Lamvu G, Carrillo J, Witzeman K, Alappattu M. Musculoskeletal Considerations in Female Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain. Semin Reprod Med. 2018 Mar; 36(2):107-115.
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Moraska AF, Schmiege SJ, Mann JD, Butryn N, Krutsch JP. Responsiveness of Myofascial Trigger Points to Single and Multiple Trigger Point Release Massages: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Sep; 96(9):639-645.
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White D, Staff T. HelpDesk Answers: Do trigger point injections effectively treat fibromyalgia? J Fam Pract. 2015 Jul; 64(7):427-35.
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Moraska AF, Hickner RC, Kohrt WM, Brewer A. Changes in blood flow and cellular metabolism at a myofascial trigger point with trigger point release (ischemic compression): a proof-of-principle pilot study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Jan; 94(1):196-200.
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Slocumb JC. Chronic somatic, myofascial, and neurogenic abdominal pelvic pain. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Mar; 33(1):145-53.
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Slocumb JC. Neurological factors in chronic pelvic pain: trigger points and the abdominal pelvic pain syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1984 Jul 01; 149(5):536-43.
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