Myofascial Pain Syndromes
"Myofascial Pain Syndromes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myofascial Pain Syndromes" by people in Profiles.
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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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Musculoskeletal Considerations in Female Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain. Semin Reprod Med. 2018 Mar; 36(2):107-115.
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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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International Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Considerations of Myofascial Trigger Points: A Delphi Study. Pain Med. 2018 01 01; 19(1):142-150.
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The Number of Active But Not Latent Trigger Points Associated with Widespread Pressure Pain Hypersensitivity in Women with Episodic Migraines. Pain Med. 2017 Dec 01; 18(12):2485-2491.
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Acupuncture for Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Network Meta-Analysis of 33 Randomized Controlled Trials. Pain Physician. 2017 09; 20(6):E883-E902.
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Evolution of the methodological quality of controlled clinical trials for myofascial trigger point treatments for the period 1978-2015: A systematic review. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 08; 30:1-9.
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Comparison between ultrasound-guided interfascial pulsed radiofrequency and ultrasound-guided interfascial block with local anesthetic in myofascial pain syndrome of trapezius muscle. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Feb; 96(5):e6019.
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[Pneumothorax following dry needling treatment: legal and ethical aspects]. Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2016 Sep-Oct; 72(5):505-512.
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Myofascial pain syndrome: an overview. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2015 Mar; 29(1):16-21.