CONTEXT: Next to dental caries, Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome (MPDS) is probably the most common cause of chronic facial pain that a dentist treats. However, the combination of multicausality, unknown factors and lack of scientific clinical judgment has produced confusion and controversy. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of incidence, predisposing / etiological fa...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Muscular pain in the facial region is the most common cause of facial pains. Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) is one of the most important facial muscle disorders comprising of signs and symptoms including pain during function, tenderness in the muscles of mastication and restricted jaw movement. Due to the lack of an accepted therapeutic approach, the purpose of ...

Treatment of pain of urogenital origin, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, can be frustrating for patients and physicians. The usual approaches do not always produce the desired results. Visceral pain from pelvic organs and myofascial pain from muscle trigger points share common characteristics. Referred pain from myofascial trigger points can mimic visceral pain syndromes and visceral pain syndrome...

• DECLARATIVE VS NONDECLARATIVE MEMORY • SOMATIC RESPONSES TO STRESS • THE MEANING OF SPEED o VEHICULAR TRANSPORT AND SOCIETY o THE AUTOMOBILE AS A THREAT • THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TRAUMATIZATION • KINDLING AND TRAUMA • COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN TRAUMA • TRAUMA AND THE POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME • BINOCULAR DYSFUNCTION • VESTIBULAR AND AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION • NEUROMUSCULAR DYSFUNCTION AND MYOFASCIAL PAIN •...


 Background: Myofascial pain syndrome (MTPS) is a condition with many collections of signs and symptoms caused by damage to the structure fascia muscle tissue. Some include trigger points in hyperirritated region hypersensitivity link bands muscles myofascial syndrome, which will feel painful when pressed, there are specific characteristics, namely Referred Pain, Motor Dysfunction, Autono...

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Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a major musculoskeletal pain that occur in every age group, and has been associated with numerous pain conditions including radiculopathies, osteoarthritis, disc syndrome, tendonitis, migraines, tension type headaches, computerrelated disorders, spinal dysfunction, and pelvic pain. Myofascial pain is identified by palpating skeletal muscle for myofascial trigge...