Received March 11, 2014. Accepted 13 March, 2014. Correspondence to: Jeong Il Choi Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, 42 Jebon-ro, Hak-dong, Gwangju 501-757, Korea Tel: +82-62-220-6893, Fax: +82-62-232-6294, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether skin resistance measurements can objectively identify the location of myofascial trigger points (MTPs) and to differentiate between 3 states. DESIGN Static group comparison. SETTING Climate-controlled laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Forty-nine participants (age, 20.5+/-2.6 y) were assigned to 1 of 3 groups based on clinical examination result: absent (n=21), laten...

Dear Editor, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letter to the editor of Drs. Cohen and Quintner (the authors), prompted by the reviewof theMuscle and Myofascial Pain section of the 2005 IASP Core Curriculum (IASP CC) [1]. The authors are acknowledged for their persistence in challenging inconsistencies in the constructs of the myofascial syndrome (and fibromyalgia). Indeed, and unfo...

Purpose: To introduce a new myofascial release method named “roptrotherapy” that consists of deep cross-friction massage with the aid of a myofascial T bar (roptron). Description: The intervention of roptrotherapy consists of a 30-minute session, total, of deep-friction massage with the aid of a myofascial T bar. These bars are made of bronze, a neutral material to skin. The advantages of bronz...

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacies of dry needling of trigger points (TrPs) with and without paraspinal needling in myofascial pain syndrome of elderly patients. DESIGN Single-blinded, randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS Forty (40) subjects, between the ages of 63 and 90 with myofascial pain syndrome of the upper trapezius muscle. INTERVENTIONS Eighteen (18) subjects were treated with...

This paper discusses the defi nition of a common, but incompletely understood syndrome associated with soft tissue pain, referred to as myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). It begins with a description of the syndrome and its frequently associated fi nding, the myofascial trigger point (MTrP). The paper describes current published data about biochemical, mechanical, and physical properties of the MT...

Pain is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon that depends on the interaction of biopsychosocial factors. Between 15-25% of adults suffer from chronic pain at some point in their lives. Cervical chronic pain is considered a public health problem affecting 9.6% men and 21.9% women, according to the latest National Health Survey 2011-12. A high percentage of medical consultations due to muscle ...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal pain is a common problem among athletes. Apart from sport injuries, the myofascial pain syndrome is another important problem that affects performance of the athlete. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of therapeutic sequences of the hot pack in combination with ultrasound on the physiological responses over the latent myofascial trigger po...

Over the last few decades, advances have been made in the understanding of myofascial pain syndrome epidemiology, clinical characteristics and aetiopathogenesis, but many unknowns remain. An integrated hypothesis has provided a greater understanding of the physiopathology of trigger points, which may allow the development of new diagnostic, and above all, therapeutic methods, as well as the est...

OBJECTIVE To report the characteristics of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the infraspinatus muscle and evaluate the therapeutic effect of trigger-point injections. METHODS Medical records of 297 patients (221 women; age, 53.9±11.3 years) with MTrPs in the infraspinatus muscle were reviewed retrospectively. Because there were 83 patients with MTrPs in both infraspinatus muscles, the char...