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PAIN SYNDROMES, MYOFASCIAL
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Descriptor
English
:
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
síndromes de dolor miofascial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndromes da Dor Miofascial
Synonyms
English
:
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
Pain Syndrome, Myofascial
Pain Syndromes, Myofascial
Syndrome, Myofascial Pain
Syndromes, Myofascial Pain
Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial
Tree Number:
C05.651.550
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
History Note
English
:
82
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9401
Unique Identifier:
D009209
Occurrence in VHL
:
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