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Descriptor
English
:
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndromes del Dolor Miofacial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndromes da Dor Miofascial
Synonyms
English
:
Trigger Points, 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
History Note
English
:
82
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
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
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9401
Unique Identifier:
D009209
Occurrence in VHL
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