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Myofascial Pain Syndromes  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PCKQVX57-1

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