ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2013
Fascial components of the myofascial pain syndrome.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 117 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Fascial Distortion Model Manual Therapy and Painful Shoulder Syndrome
Multimodal Imaging Biomarkers for Investigating Fascia, Muscle and Vasculature in Myofascial Pain
Who cites it
117 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Fascial Innervation: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Intermuscular force transmission along myofascial chains: a systematic review.Journal of anatomy · 2016Pooled it
- Analysis of Postural Stability Following the Application of Myofascial Release Techniques for Low Back Pain-A Randomized-Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Trial
- Comparative Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Dry Needling for Management of Trigger Points in Masseter Muscle in Myofascial Pain Syndrome Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2022Trial
- Effects of Tissue Flossing and Dynamic Stretching on Hamstring Muscles Function.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Trial
- Novel Use of Ultrasound Elastography to Quantify Muscle Tissue Changes After Dry Needling of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients With Chronic Myofascial Pain.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2015Trial
- Encoding Cell-Surface Receptor Function Through Glycosylation: Lessons From CD44.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026Review
- Detecting Intervention-Specific Change in Soft Tissue Mobility Aligned with Regional Pain Through Optically Measured Skin Surface Strains.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Reduced lumbar myofascial mobility in chronic low back pain quantified using MR elastography-based slip interface imaging.European radiology experimental · 2026Article
- Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block in unilateral cervicothoracic myofascial pain syndrome: a retrospective study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Tissue Flossing on Knee Flexion Range of Motion in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A systematic scoping review and conceptual analysis of new-onset fibromyalgia manifestations after non-hospitalized COVID-19: empirics, definitions, methodologies, pathophysiology, mapping of literature, and knowledge gaps.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Shear-wave ultrasound elastography for tissue-specific quantification of radiation-induced cervical fibrosis.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2026Article
- A Conceptual Fascial Memory Reset Hypothesis: Mechanobiological Insights into Stacking Fascia as an Ultrasound-Visible Structural Phenotype and the Potential Role of Fascial Hydrorelease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Mechanisms and Efficacy of Massage Therapy for Post-Exercise Muscle Repair: A Narrative Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Trapezius fascia reveals mechanosensory capacity and predominance of nociceptive axons in occipital neuralgia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- MASSAG model: Towards an integrative neuroscience framework linking emotional trauma, pain, and mechanisms of force-based manipulations.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026Review
- A Time-Efficient and Reproducible Rat Model of Myofascial Pain Syndrome-Like Phenotypes Induced by Repeated Mechanical Impact and Eccentric Exercise.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Reframing myofascial pain syndrome: pathological disorder or adaptive protective response?Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2026Review
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Abstract
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is described as the muscle, sensory, motor, and autonomic nervous system symptoms caused by stimulation of myofascial trigger points (MTP). The participation of fascia in this syndrome has often been neglected. Several manual and physical approaches have been proposed to improve myofascial function after traumatic injuries, but the processes that induce pathological modifications of myofascial tissue after trauma remain unclear. Alterations in collagen fiber composition, in fibroblasts or in extracellular matrix composition have been postulated. We summarize here recent developments in the biology of fascia, and in particular, its associated hyaluronan (HA)-rich matrix that address the issue of MPS.
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