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KMID : 1206219950020010393
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Journal of Korean Academy of Physical Therapy Science
1995 Volume.2 No. 1 p.393 ~ p.404
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Myofascial Pain Syndrome : A review of clinical characteristics of 47 patients
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Kim Suhn-Yeop
Kang Heung-Kee
Kwon Oh-Yun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this review was to examine the clinical characteristics of patients who had a diagnosis of Myofascial Pain Syndrome(MPS). Myofascial pain is a painful condition of skeletal muscle characterized by the presence of one or more trigger points. A trigger point(TrP) is a focus of hyperirritability in a tissues. Of the patients with MPS, 21(44.7 %) were male and 26(55.3 %) were female. The mean duration of MPS was 9.6 months for males and 11.3 months for females. Trigger points with associated referred patterns of pain were found in muscles of the post neck(trapezius, infrasupinatus) and in quadratus lumborum muscle. Patients reported increased fatigue(87.2 %), tingling sensation(66.0 %), numbness(66.0 %), tension(55.3 %), anxiety(44.7 %), headache (59.6 %), pilomotor activation(59.6 %).
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KEYWORD
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Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Trigger point, Physical therapy modalities
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