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.

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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

DUI

D009209 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0014349

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