ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2009
Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome-a dilemma.
Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04704297 (Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Low Back), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Low Back (T-PIMPS): A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Temporomandibular Disorders and Fibromyalgia Prevalence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2023Pooled it
- Pain reduction in myofascial pain syndrome by anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with standard treatment: a randomized controlled study.The Clinical journal of pain · 2014Trial
- Reduced lumbar myofascial mobility in chronic low back pain quantified using MR elastography-based slip interface imaging.European radiology experimental · 2026Article
- Clinical and diagnostic evaluation of flank pain in female patients: a retrospective cohort study of 3350 patients.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Pain Unraveled: Kinesio Taping as a Novel Approach to Myofascial Pain Management.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Anatomical study of the innervation of the tibialis anterior muscle and its relationship with myofascial trigger points.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2026Article
- A Biopsychosocial Model-Based Clinical Approach in Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2021Review
- Potential of Using Shear Wave Elastography in the Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring of Changes in Masseter Muscle Stiffness.Pain research & management · 2020Article
- Assessment of predisposing factors in myofascial pain syndrome and the analgesic effect of trigger point injections - A primary therapeutic interventional clinical trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2019Article
- Management of chronic shoulder pain with restricted mobility - a case series.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2016Article
- Fibromyalgia with severe forms of progression in a multidisciplinary therapy setting with emphasis on hyperthermia therapy--a prospective controlled study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2015Article
- Reported concepts for the treatment modalities and pain management of temporomandibular disorders.The journal of headache and pain · 2015Review
- Short-term change of handgrip strength after trigger point injection in women with muscular pain in the upper extremities.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2014Article
- Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Pain: Are We Doing This Right?Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- The Possible Role of Meditation in Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A New Hypothesis.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
summaryPain and fatigue associated to the musculoskeletal system are among the leading causes of patients to visit their physicians and nearly one-third of such patients suffer from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic debilitating disorder characterized by widespread pain with tenderness in specific areas, leading to fatigue, headache and sleep disorder. Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS), is also a localized musculoskeletal pain producing condition whose diagnostic and management criteria differ from FMS but still considered by many only a subtype of FMS. Till date no exact cause has been held responsible for these painful conditions, therefore treatment of these disorders is always a challenge. The therapies are not precise but multimodal including pharmacological and alternative approaches. This article describes the existing knowledge pertaining to these conditions in regard of causative factors diagnosis and management.
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