Electromyography in fibrositis syndrome

Electromyography in Myofascial Syndrome

Myofascial syndrome is a muscular pain syndrome with regional symptoms, often in limb girdle or neck and back area. It is common and causes much disability and inability to work. Myofascial pain may be activated by precision work, repetitive strain or recent injury. Typical findings in symptomatic muscles are taut bands and painful trigger points (TrPs), where pressure elicites a typical spread...

Fibrositis and Pain.

Electromyography of extraocular muscles in Duane's syndrome.

The electromyographic (EMG) study of patients with Duane's retraction syndrome has shown that there is a gross abnormality of innervational pattern in this condition. Most commonly the lateral rectus is affected and shows an innervation differing from the normal in several respects. The first description of the EMG pattern in two patients came from Breinin (I957) when he reported little activit...

Fibrositis of Muscles.

Interest in the rheumatic diseases has much increased during the last ten or twelve years. Articular rheumatism has, however, received more attention than the non-articular forms, because the former may take a more dramatic course and often result in disablement. Fibrositis is a term applied to several different kinds of rheumatism in the soft tissues; we are in doubt as to the cause of many of...

Carpal tunnel syndrome and subsequent rheumatoid arthritis in the 'fibrositis' syndrome.

Eight of 11 patients who satisfy Smythe's criteria for the 'fibrositis' syndrome have subsequently developed carpal tunnel syndrome. Six of the 8 patients have gone on to develop an inflammatory polyarthritis, 3 of whom are seropositive and satisfy the criteria for classical rheumatoid arthritis. The relationship between the 'fibrositis' syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis is not clear, but the a...