Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping?
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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 for an inflammatory milieu or visualization with newer ultrasound techniques? Is fibromyalgia a syn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis Research & Therapy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1478-6354
DOI: 10.1186/ar3357