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Descriptor English:

Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Descriptor Spanish:

Síndromes del 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

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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

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