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Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping?
Myofascial trigger points (MTPs) have long been a contentious issue in relation to fibromyalgia, and poorly defined pain complaints in general. Can MTPs be reproducibly identified? Do MTPs have valid objective findings, such as spontaneous electromyographic activity, muscle microdialysis evidence fo...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21722339 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3357 |
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author | Bennett, Robert M Goldenberg, Don L |
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description | Myofascial trigger points (MTPs) have long been a contentious issue in relation to fibromyalgia, and poorly defined pain complaints in general. Can MTPs be reproducibly identified? Do MTPs have valid objective findings, such as spontaneous electromyographic activity, muscle microdialysis evidence for an inflammatory milieu or visualization with newer ultrasound techniques? Is fibromyalgia a syndrome of multiple MTPs, or is focal muscle tenderness a manifestation of central sensitization? These issues are discussed with relevance to a recent paper reporting that manual palpation of active MTPs elicits the spontaneous pain experienced by fibromyalgia patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-32189002011-12-30 Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? Bennett, Robert M Goldenberg, Don L Arthritis Res Ther Editorial Myofascial trigger points (MTPs) have long been a contentious issue in relation to fibromyalgia, and poorly defined pain complaints in general. Can MTPs be reproducibly identified? Do MTPs have valid objective findings, such as spontaneous electromyographic activity, muscle microdialysis evidence for an inflammatory milieu or visualization with newer ultrasound techniques? Is fibromyalgia a syndrome of multiple MTPs, or is focal muscle tenderness a manifestation of central sensitization? These issues are discussed with relevance to a recent paper reporting that manual palpation of active MTPs elicits the spontaneous pain experienced by fibromyalgia patients. BioMed Central 2011 2011-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3218900/ /pubmed/21722339 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3357 Text en Copyright ©2011 BioMed Central Ltd |
spellingShingle | Editorial Bennett, Robert M Goldenberg, Don L Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
title | Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
title_full | Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
title_fullStr | Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
title_full_unstemmed | Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
title_short | Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
title_sort | fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping? |
topic | Editorial |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21722339 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3357 |
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