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Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Preferred term

Myofascial Pain Syndromes  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

Note

  • do not confuse with MYOFASCIAL PAIN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; for myofasciaI trigger point injections coordinate, MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES/ drug ther with TRIGGER POINTS + INJECTIONS or specifics

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009209

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