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ArticleCureus2025

Early-Life Trauma as a Trigger for Developmental Myofascial Dysfunction: A Case Report.

Gillian R Lauder, Jessica Luo, Judith Nassaazi

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Gillian R LauderDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Jessica LuoDepartment of Pediatric Anesthesia, British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, CAN.
Judith NassaaziDepartment of Orthopaedics, CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital, Kisubi, UGA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skeletal asymmetry is a major, unrecognized contributor to myofascial dysfunction and chronic pain in children and adolescents. myoActivation® is a novel medical intervention for the assessment of skeletal asymmetries and treatment of myofascial chronic pain. The therapeutic component of myoActivation involves a needling technique to release myofascial trigger points and scars. myoActivation restores normal mechanics, reduces pain, and improves balance. We report the case of an 18-month-old boy with a history of an asymmetrical gait and a diagnosis of mild developmental dysplasia of the hip, identified following a minor injury. He received trigger point injections to the muscles around his pelvis using myoActivation principles. An immediate improvement in symmetry was observed, resulting in improved gait, without a limp, and was also associated with a change in his hip X-rays. Based on these observations, myoActivation may be an effective assessment and therapeutic tool for other children with developmental myofascial dysfunction.

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chronic paindevelopmental dysplasiamyoactivationmyofascial dysfunctionorthopedicpediatrictrigger point injections

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PMID40809658
PMCPMC12349746

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