 Trigger Points
"Trigger Points" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.
| Descriptor ID |
D061028
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.947
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| Concept/Terms |
Trigger Points- Trigger Points
- Point, Trigger
- Points, Trigger
- Trigger Point
Trigger Area- Trigger Area
- Area, Trigger
- Areas, Trigger
- Trigger Areas
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Trigger Points" by people in this website by year, and whether "Trigger Points" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trigger Points" 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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Cohen SP, Baber ZB, Buvanendran A, McLean BC, Chen Y, Hooten WM, Laker SR, Wasan AD, Kennedy DJ, Sandbrink F, King SA, Fowler IM, Stojanovic MP, Hayek SM, Phillips CR. Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises. Pain Med. 2020 11 07; 21(7):1331-1346.
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Moraska AF, Hickner RC, Rzasa-Lynn R, Shah JP, Hebert JR, Kohrt WM. Increase in Lactate Without Change in Nutritive Blood Flow or Glucose at Active Trigger Points Following Massage: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 11; 99(11):2151-2159.
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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, Stenerson L, Butryn N, Krutsch JP, Schmiege SJ, Mann JD. Myofascial trigger point-focused head and neck massage for recurrent tension-type headache: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Clin J Pain. 2015 Feb; 31(2):159-68.
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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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