Purpose Myofascial trigger points are a common component of musculoskeletal neck pain. Capsaicin, a vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptor agonist, has been shown to induce pain in human tendon tissues and to increase trigger point sensitivity in humans. TRPV1 receptor agonists, with repeated use, inhibit the initiation of transmission of pain-related neurotransmitters and may alleviate pain. This study ...

background: this study examined the effects of dry needling on chronic heel pain due to plantar fasciitis.   methods: during this single-blinded clinical trial, 20 eligible patients were randomized into two groups: a case group treated with dry needling and a control group. patients' plantar pain severity, (using modified visual analog scale [vas] scoring system), range of motion of ankle joint...

The cause of plantar heel pain and fasciitis has continued to be a diagnostic challenge even though it is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders of the foot and ankle. The subject has evoked strong emotions and sparked intense debate regarding the likely causes and effective treatment options. Myofascial trigger point as a treatment option for plantar heel pain and fasciitis has been ...

OBJECTIVE To establish whether there is evidence for or against the efficacy of needling as a treatment approach for myofascial trigger point pain. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, AMED, and CISCOM databases, searched from inception to July 999. STUDY SELECTION Randomized, controlled trials in which some form of needling therapy was used to treat myofasc...

We compared the effects of trigger point acupuncture with that of sham acupuncture treatments on pain and oral function in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). This 10-week study included 16 volunteers from an acupuncture school with complaints of chronic temporomandibular joint myofascial pain for at least 6 months. The participants were randomized to one of two groups, each recei...

BACKGROUND Infrared thermography is recognized as a viable method for evaluation of subjects with myofascial pain. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess the intra- and inter-rater reliability of infrared image analysis of myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle. METHOD A reliability study was conducted with 24 volunteers of both genders (23 females) between 18...