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Trigger point

Known as: points triggering, Trigger Points, Point, Trigger 
Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
SECONDARY HEADACHE ( M ROBBINS , SECTION EDITOR ) Myofascial Head Pain
Muscle nociception is mainly characterized by local tenderness and referred pain. The neurophysiological basis of muscle pain… 
2013
2013
Imperforate Hymen Presenting as Chronic Low Back Pain
Imperforate hymen in an adolescent usually presents with cyclic abdominal pain or with pelvic mass associated with primary… 
2003
2003
The therapeutic efficacy of dry needling latent myofascial trigger points
The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of dry needling latent myofascial trigger points, in the treatment of… 
2003
2003
The role of trigger point therapy in knee osteoarthritis
Abstract Background and objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether injection of trigger points with… 
1992
1992
Temporomandibular-related pressure thresholds: a model for establishing baselines.
The use of pressure threshold measurement to quantify tender spots and trigger points in muscles is well established. Its… 
1989
1989
Myofascial trigger points as a cause of headaches.
1989
1989
[Treatment of fibromyalgia by low-frequency transcutaneous nerve stimulation].
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of a non-inflammatory nature characterized first and foremost by great pain in a number of tendons and… 
1984
1984
Pain relief at trigger points: a comparison of moist heat and shortwave diathermy.
This study compared the pain-relieving effects of shortwave diathermy and moist heat on trigger points. Patients with trigger… 
1980
1980
“Prespondylosis” and Some Pain Syndromes Following Denervation Supersensitivity
Pain is determined by the neurologic properties of receptor organs, neurons, and their interconnections. These may become… 
1976
1976
Spray-stretch for the relief of pain from muscle spasm and myofascial trigger points.
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