"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trigger Points" by people in Profiles.
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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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Electromyographic Activity Evolution of Local Twitch Responses During Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscle: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pain Med. 2020 06 01; 21(6):1224-1229.
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Active Muscle Trigger Points Are Associated with Pain and Related Disability in Patients with Plantar Heel Pain: A Case-Control Study. Pain Med. 2020 05 01; 21(5):1032-1038.
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Pressure pain hypersensitivity and referred pain from muscle trigger points in elite male wheelchair basketball players. Braz J Phys Ther. 2020 Jul - Aug; 24(4):333-341.
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New perspectives on dry needling following a medical model: are we screening our patients sufficiently? J Man Manip Ther. 2019 Jul; 27(3):172-179.
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Cost-effectiveness Evaluation of the Inclusion of Dry Needling into an Exercise Program for Subacromial Pain Syndrome: Evidence from a Randomized Clinical Trial. Pain Med. 2018 12 01; 19(12):2336-2347.
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Effects of topical vs injection treatment of cervical myofascial trigger points on headache symptoms in migraine patients: a retrospective analysis. J Headache Pain. 2018 Nov 08; 19(1):104.
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Response to Weisman et al. Pain Med. 2018 06 01; 19(6):1296-1298.
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Effectiveness of dry needling of rectus abdominis trigger points for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea: a randomised parallel-group trial. Acupunct Med. 2018 10; 36(5):302-310.
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Exploration of Quantitative Sensory Testing in Latent Trigger Points and Referred Pain Areas. Clin J Pain. 2018 05; 34(5):409-414.