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Filter by:The physiological response at the myofascial trigger point (MTrP) to massage is not known, yet would provide important objective evidence for a treatment effect and clarify the resolution process of a MTrP.
The aim of this study is to to investigate if local treatment with intramuscular injections of granisetron are effective in alleviating pain in patients with chronic myofascial pain in the orofacial muscles The study hypothesis is that local administration of granisetron reduces pain and allodynia/hyperalgesia in patients with chronic myofascial pain in the orofacial muscles and that this effect of granisetron on pain is larger than the effect from placebo
Myofascial pain syndrome is common in Rehabilitation clinic. The pain occurs asymmetrically in isolated or regional muscles, and is associated with acute muscle strain or chronic muscle overuse. Myofascial pain is characteristics with localized muscle tenderness, palpable intramuscular taut band, typical referred pain, and local twitch response. Treatment of myofascial pain syndrome includes physical therapy, stretch exercise, dry needle insertion and trigger point injection. Acupuncture originated from ancient Chinese medicine which involves the insertion of fine needle to stimulate specific points of the body along the 12 meridians. The mechanism of pain relief may be initiated by activation of both spinal segmental and supraspinal centers. Acupuncture is commonly used for pain relief. Recently, radial shock wave has been shown to be effective in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain, including calcific tendinitis, epicondylitis, and plantar fasciitis. The energy and pressure produced by radial shock wave is focused on the treated musculoskeletal tissue. The mechanism of action has been hypothesized that the energy could result in analgesic effect and stimulation of angiogenesis and healing response and then relief of the symptoms. The effectiveness of radial shock wave on treatment of myofascial pain was reported by Jeon and colleagues in 2012. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of acupuncture and radial shock wave therapy in patients with myofascial pain syndrome.
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 16-week study designed to evaluate the hypothesis that tissue-resident herpes virus may be causally related to fibromyalgia symptoms or recurrence. IMC-1 is a combination treatment that is designed to suppress this suspected virus and thus alleviate fibromyalgia symptoms.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Transverse Friction Massage (TFM) in Latent Myofascial Trigger points (MTrP) is more effective making this technique in two different ways.