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	Myofascial Pain Syndromes
		Myofascial Pain Syndromes can be thought of as pain syndromes that are caused by and are maintained by one or more active Trigger Points and their associated reflexes.
		Comprehensive pain center: 283 consecutive admissions to a comprehensive pain center: The diagnosis made independently by a Neurosurgeon and a Physiatrist based on physical examination as described by Travell and Simons assigned a primary organic diagnosis of myofascial pain in 85% of the cases.
		Pain Recognition: Digital pressure on or needling of the tender spot induces / reproduces some of the patient's pain complaint and is recognised by the patient as being some or all of his or her pain.
	www.medicineau.net.au /clinical/musculoskeletal/Myofascial.html (1994 words)

	Myofascial Pain & Chronic Pain Treatment : Thermal Breast Imaging : Cincinnati
		It’s not always obvious exactly what that something is. For instance, myofascial pain is caused by tension deep within a muscle that is referred by the nerves to other areas of the body, making it difficult for the patient to identify the origin of their own pain.
		Perhaps it is a pain that is difficult to describe, or it may be numbness, burning, or even a sharp pain.
		Hal S. Blatman, MD is the founder and medical director of the Blatman Pain Clinic, and a nationally recognized specialist in myofascial pain.
	www.blatmanpainclinic.com (672 words)

	Diagnosis and Treatment of Fibromyalgia
		Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood medical condition characterized by soft tissue pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and widely distributed areas of tenderness known as tender points.
		In essence, pain is not caused by inflammation or damage, but is instead associated with a central defect in pain processing.
		Myofascial pain is one of the conditions that often accompanies fibromyalgia, along with migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, depression and temporomandibular joint syndrome.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/977865667.html (683 words)

	The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Identifying and Treating Myofascial Pain Syndrome
		Myofascial pain is a common, though poorly understood, source of discomfort and disability for many patients.
		Myofascial pain syndrome is often confused with fibromyalgia, a common syndrome that represents 16% of all rheumatologic visits (9).
		A large part of managing myofascial pain syndrome is recognizing underlying problems that might influence the patient's pain by increasing tension and irritability in a muscle or group of muscles.
	www.physsportsmed.com /issues/1997/02feb/fomby2.htm (2566 words)

	Pain Medicine & Palliative Care: Pain Medicine
		Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic local or regional musculoskeletal pain disorder that may involve either a single muscle or a muscle group.
		The pathophysiology of myofascial pain remains somewhat of a mystery due to limited clinical research; however, based on case reports and medical observation, investigators think it may develop from a muscle lesion or excessive strain on a particular muscle or muscle group, ligament or tendon.
		Recognition of this syndrome is difficult and requires the physician to have a precise understanding of the body's anatomy.
	www.stoppain.org /pain_medicine/myofascial.html (430 words)

	Fibromyalgia - Overview, Symptoms, Causes & Diagnosis - neurologychannel
		Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal syndrome characterized by pain, achiness, tenderness, and stiffness in the muscle tissue, ligaments, and tendons.
		Pain is generally accompanied by sleep disorders, fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, and depression.
		Pain is the primary symptom, found in virtually 100% of cases— specifically, pain and tenderness in certain areas of the body when pressure is applied to them.
	www.neurologychannel.com /fibromyalgia (451 words)

	Advanced Pain Care - Continuing Medical Education(1)
		All Ages have myofascial pain, whereas fibromyalgia is in the 35-65 age group.
		Myofascial pain can be either acute or chronic, but nearly all fibromyalgia patients are chronic, involving months to years of history.
		Myofascial patients commonly radiate pain from trigger points which are considered to be active, whereas fibromyalgia rarely has radiation.
	www.dolor.com /cme1.html (1742 words)

	Myofascial Pain Syndrome
		Pains in the buttock, back of the thigh, the sacral area (the large triangular bone between the hips), and up into the side of the lumbar spine, are commonly affected sites.
		Structural instability of the lower spine and pelvis is the foremost cause for the myofascial syndrome.
		The patient sustaining a myofascial pain syndrome may be prone to future episodes even after the initial occurrence is resolved, especially if there is a spinal imbalance unless it is properly diagnosed and treated.
	www.doctorsexercise.com /journal/myofascial.htm (960 words)

	eMedicine - Fibromyalgia : Article by John Winfield, MD
		Pain in patients with FM diffusely radiates from the axial skeleton over large areas of the body, predominantly involving muscles, and is described as exhausting, burning, miserable, or unbearable.
		At one level, pain behaviors are the various signals that serve to communicate the pain experience to the outside world and include nonverbal expressions of pain (eg, grimacing, bracing, sighing, rubbing, groans, histrionic behavior).
		Pain tolerance may be profoundly influenced by culture (eg, greater emotional and behavioral responses to pain in Jewish and Italian patients in New York City relative to native-born Anglo-Saxons).
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic790.htm (7646 words)

	HealthLink Articles - A NATURAL FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME TREATMENT PROTOCOL
		This results in symptoms such as confusion, memory loss, brain fog or facial swelling when the individual is exposed to a perfume or to cigarette smoke that he or she had no adverse reactions to prior to the development of the leaky gut phenomenon.
		Leaky gut syndrome also creates a long list of mineral deficiencies because the various carrier proteins present in the gastrointestinal tract that are needed to transport minerals from the intestine to the blood are damaged by the inflammation process.
		Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and myofascial pain syndrome.
	www.selene.com /healthlink/fibromyalgia.html (4255 words)

	Fibromyalgia Books
		Acupuncture, trigger points, and musculoskeletal pain a scientific approach to acupuncture for use by doctors and physiotherapists in the diagnosis and management of myofascial trigger point pain, Edinburgh:Churchill Livingstone, 1993.
		Fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome.
		Pain sourcebook basic consumer health information about specific forms of acute and chronic pain, including muscle and skeletal pain, nerve pain, cancer pain, and disorders characterized by pain, such as fibromyalgia, Detroit:Omnigraphics, 2002.
	www.myalgia.com /fibromyalgia_books.htm (2269 words)

	AllRefer Health - Fibromyalgia (Fibromyositis, Fibrositis, Myofascial Pain Syndrome)
		Fibromyalgia pain can mimic the pain experienced by people with various types of arthritis.
		With fibromyalgia syndrome alone, the significant joint swelling, destruction, and deformity seen in patients with diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis does not occur.
		A number of lines of evidence suggest that fibromyalgia patients have abnormal pain transmission responses.
	health.allrefer.com /health/fibromyalgia-info.html (638 words)

	EngMonograph
		The pain of fibromyalgia usually consists of diffuse aching or burning described as "head-to-toe", and it is often accompanied by muscle spasm.
		Pain may also consist of referred pain to the temporal area (temples) or behind the eyes.
		Myofascial Release: A technique developed by physical therapist John Barnes, myofascial release is a very gentle form of bodywork designed to relieve restrictions and tightness in connective tissue (fascia).
	www.fmpartnership.org /engmonog.htm (6262 words)

	Pendulum Resources: Fibromyalgia/Myofascial Pain Syndrome Medications
		Pain sensations are amplified by FMS,and so the pain of MPS pain is multiplied.
		Health professionals "often are unaware of their lack of knowledge about pain control." "The health team's reaction to a patient with chronic nonmalignant pain may present an impossible dilemma for the patient.
		It's normal to be depressed with chronic pain, but that doesn't mean depression is causing the pain.
	www.pendulum.org /related/related_fms_meds.html (1560 words)

	KathyFMS
		Myofascial Pain Syndrome is characterized by myofascial (muscle/fascia) trigger points, which can be reversed, minimized or eliminated with proper treatment.
		It is not a new syndrome, it was first documented in 1843 by Dr. William Balfour in England, but it was not seriously recognized as a problem until the early 1990's.
		God never said our lives would be without pain and suffering, for it is, but He did say that wherever those who have believed, called upon the name of the Lord to save them, He promises to be with us, no matter in whatever state we are in.
	hometown.aol.com /kathyfms/index.html (773 words)

	Introduction to Myofascial Pain, Trigger Points, & Myofascial Therapy
		The most unfortunate (and resoundingly false!) bit of information is that we have no effective treatment for myofascial pain syndromes.
		Myofascial therapy has for many years been one of the mainstays of our clinical practice.
		Because of this, we believe patients, doctors, and therapists should have access to scientifically accurate information of practical value on myofascial pain syndromes and their treatment.
	www.drlowe.com /triggerpoint.htm (237 words)

	Myofascia
		Adapted from “Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: A Survival Manual edition 2", by Devin J. Starlanyl and Mary Ellen Copeland © the authors, 2001.
		Myofascial pain is probably the most common cause of musculoskeletal pain in medical practice (Imamura, Fischer, Imamura et al.1997).
		Pain from myofascial dysfunction is probably at the source of many of your symptoms.
	www.sover.net /~devstar/myodef.htm (816 words)

	Fibromyalgia, Fibromyositis, Fibrositis, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Myofibrositis, Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome
		weight, pain, morning sickness, use of painkillers, depression, and the number of sore fibromyalgia points, compared with those who continued to eat their regular diet.
		Short-term pain reduction in people with fibromyalgia has been reported in other studies, some of which were at least partially controlled; however, long-term benefits have never been investigated in a controlled clinical trial.
		Treatment resulted in a significant decrease in pain and an increase in range of neck movement, but there was no improvement in tender points or in ability to function in daily life.
	www.truestarhealth.com /Notes/1215007.html (2046 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Fibromyalgia
		Multiple tender areas (muscle and joint pain) on the back of the neck, shoulders, sternum, lower back, hips, shins, elbows, knees.
		Other medications that are used include anti-inflammatory pain medications and medications that work on pain transmission pathways, such as Gabapentin.
		Conditions reported as associated with fibromyalgia or that mimic its symptoms include: rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism, cervical and low-back degenerative disease, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders, depression, cancer, and HIV infection.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000427.htm (1021 words)

	A Podiatrist's Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain Syndrome
		Travell and Simons (1983), authors of the definitive text on the subject, believe the syndrome to be comprised of sensory, motor and autonomic phenomena.
		In brief, an active TrP is a source of ongoing pain, a latent TrP is only painful when compressed and a satellite TrP develops within the area of referred pain of an another active TrP (Starlanyl and Copeland, 1996).
		Pain due to MPS can vary from an intermittent mild ache to being ever present and excruciating.
	www.latrobe.edu.au /podiatry/myofasc/whatismyo.html (659 words)

	SPA - Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Requires Team Effort
		Women may be susceptible to myofascial pain because of a reported difference in the elasticity of their connective tissue.
		The pain, which can spread, may be initiated by an injury, surgery, repetitive motion stress due to work or sports, or even, over time, by poor posture.
		Local myofascial pain is suffered in one spot-perhaps in the arm after too much tennis.
	www.spa-ortho.com /library/gen2.htm (925 words)

	A Podiatrist's Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain Syndrome
		As a general rule, the symptoms associated with MPS are poorly localised and present as a dull, throbbing or aching pain (Rachlin, 1994).
		The onset of pain tends to be abrupt, although the symptoms may worsen over time (Auleciems, 1995).
		It is important to remember that in addition to localised pain, the pattern of referred pain may develop immediately, or take up to 10 sec to appear (Travell and Simons, 1983).
	www.latrobe.edu.au /podiatry/myofasc/diagnosis.html (847 words)

	Fibromyalgia: What It Is and How to Manage It -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes pain in the muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons.
		The pain occurs in areas called "tender points." Common tender points are the front of the knees, the elbows, the hip joints and around the neck.
		Increased sensitivity to pain is the main symptom of fibromyalgia.
	familydoctor.org /handouts/070.html (805 words)

	Quantum-Touch
		The ability to strikingly reduce pain and accelerate the healing process is an easily learned and invaluable skill.
		She was so excited about the lack of pain that she scheduled another appointment to see what else could be done.
		I have a patient who had chronic pain in her arm only when she was on the dialysis machine.
	www.quantumtouch.com (2427 words)

	A Physician's Guide to Fibromyalgia Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is an under diagnosed disorder of unknown etiology affecting over 5% of the patients in a general medical practice (Campbell 1983) and an estimated 2-4% of the general population (Wolfe 1993), women more often than men.
		Perhaps dividing these two groups of patients on the basis of whether or not they have prominent pain is as artificial as division on the basis of prominence of any of the other twenty or so associated symptoms.
		If the syndrome definition is altered, we can't be certain that all of these results still apply to the new syndrome.
	www.muhealth.org /~fibro/fm-md.html (3704 words)

	Myofascial pain syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		My doctor thinks I have a sleep disorder combined with a pain disorder, which is where the miofascial title for this article came from.I think that the accident caused me to have fibromyalgia, but my neuro-psy doctor does not think so.
		He indicates that simple myofascial pain disorder, which was caused by trauma to the muscles, is the problem.
		Myofascial Pain and C5-6 fusion (8/20/96) 11:35 PM
	dem0nmac.mgh.harvard.edu /neurowebforum/GeneralFeedbackArticles/Myofascialpainsyndrome.html (307 words)

	Fibromyalgia Syndrome Overlaps
		Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome (MCS), myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), and other conditions form a family of overlapping syndromes.
		It is always important to keep these overlapping syndromes in mind because the presence of one or more syndromes could impact your treatment.
		Most practicing physicians and researchers alike will tell you that the chronic pain diagnosis a person first receives is often colored by their chief symptom complaint.
	www.fmnetnews.com /pages/overlaps.html (693 words)

	Fibromyalgia and Exercise -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes pain in your muscles and joints.
		Some muscle soreness is normal when you're starting to exercise, but sharp pain may be a sign that you have overworked your muscles.
		Some people even find that exercise makes all their pain go away.
	familydoctor.org /handouts/061.html (542 words)

	Victoria Pain Clinic
		The Victoria Pain Clinic is a proven residential treatment centre serving clients who suffer from chronic pain and/or chronic stress.
		It is most suited for those who have not responded well to conventional therapy or wish to explore an alternative to drugs or surgery.
		A large portion of our clients have had accidents or surgery and are still in pain after the normal healing period has elapsed (more than 3 - 6 months).
	www.vicpain.com (184 words)

	Constant pain just slows him down (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mostly, he shuffles the streets of Washington, about four miles each day, often in pain but unwilling to give up the exercise that for 34 years has built up and torn down his body.
		Years later, the memory of that pain is so poignant that Comedy quickly moves his feet when anyone or anything nears them.
		Doctors diagnosed him with myofascial pain syndrome, a musculoskeletal disorder associated with trauma, fatigue and repetitive motions.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04284/392112.stm (1614 words)

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