www.eymj.org We read with great interest the article by Shin, et al. in the May 2014 issue of the Yonsei Medical Journal. The authors described the application of ultrasound-guided (USG) trigger point injection for myofascial trigger points in the subscapularis and pectoralis muscles to post-mastectomy patients. The article was supported by four USG pictures. We, as anesthesiologists, have been...

Headaches are one of the most common nervous system disorders with a major impact on public health. They can be caused by various etiologies, and some them symptoms serious pathology. The location intensity headache related to etiology headache. In cases, headaches accompanied pain due myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), which small hyper-irritating spots located centrally within bands that have...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a major musculoskeletal pain that occur in every age group, and has been associated with numerous pain conditions including radiculopathies, osteoarthritis, disc syndrome, tendonitis, migraines, tension type headaches, computerrelated disorders, spinal dysfunction, and pelvic pain. Myofascial pain is identified by palpating skeletal muscle for myofascial trigge...

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...

STUDY DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. BACKGROUND Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is associated with hyperalgesic zones in muscle called myofascial trigger points. When palpated, active myofascial trigger points cause local or referred symptoms, including pain. Dry needling involves inserting an acupuncture-like needle into a myofascial trigger point, with the goal of reducing pain ...