Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Maira Rezende Formenton, Karine Portier, Beatriz Ribeiro Gaspar, Lisa Gauthier, Lin Tchia Yeng, Denise Tabacchi Fantoni
Summary: This study examined the number and location of trigger points in police working dogs, finding a higher percentage of trigger points in the spinal and hind limb muscles, especially on the right side. These findings can help improve methods to prevent muscle pain and reduce early retirement in police working dogs.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maria Carolina Dalla Vecchia Baltazar, Jessica Aparecida de Oliveira Russo, Victoria De Lucca, Andreia Moreira de Souza Mitidieri, Ana Paula Moreira da Silva, Maria Beatriz Ferreira Gurian, Omero Benedicto Poli-Neto, Julio Cesar Rosa-e-Silva
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound and injection of local anesthetic in improving pain in women with abdominal myofascial syndrome secondary to chronic pelvic pain. The results showed that both treatments were effective in reducing pain and improving quality of life.
Article
Orthopedics
Fareeha Amjad, Afsheen Khalid
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effects of Bowen therapy and tennis ball technique on pain and functional disability in patients with thoracic myofascial pain syndrome. The results showed that both treatments were significant, but Bowen therapy was more effective in reducing pain and improving functional disability.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Andrea Panunzio, Alessandro Tafuri, Giovanni Mazzucato, Clara Cerrato, Rossella Orlando, Vincenzo Pagliarulo, Alessandro Antonelli, Maria Angela Cerruto
Summary: Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) may be an effective treatment for certain subtypes of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). However, the heterogeneity in clinical and methodological aspects of the studies included makes it necessary to conduct higher-level research to assess its efficacy and safety.
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Mohamed Elbarbary, Ariel Oren, Michael Goldberg, Bruce V. Freeman, David Mock, Howard C. Tenenbaum, Amir Azarpazhooh
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive summary on the symptomology, pathophysiology, and diagnostic and treatment methods of masticatory myofascial pain syndrome for endodontists. The most accepted diagnostic guidelines are the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, although their diagnostic capability is limited. Treatment methods are individualized and multidisciplinary, focusing on muscle range of motion, deactivation of trigger points, and pain relief.
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
(2022)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Brian A. Parsons, Sanchia Goonewardene, Saeed Dabestani, Luis Pacheco-Figueiredo, Yuhong Yuan, Valentin Zumstein, Angela M. Cottrell, Jan Borovicka, Paulo Dinis-Oliveira, Bary Berghmans, Sohier Elneil, John Hughes, Bert E. J. Messelink, Amanda C. de C. Williams, Andrew P. Baranowski, Daniel S. Engeler
Summary: Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) may have beneficial effects on certain subtypes of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), but the current level of clinical evidence is insufficient to recommend its use for treating CPPS.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2022)
Article
Biology
Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Jo Nijs, Barbara Cagnie, Robert D. Gerwin, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, Juan A. Valera-Calero, Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Summary: Myofascial pain syndrome involves the presence of myofascial trigger points (TrPs), which can cause referred pain. The classification of TrPs as primary or secondary phenomena and their relationship to central or peripheral nervous system disorders is controversial. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) proposed a clinical criteria and grading system in 2021 to classify patients based on nociceptive, neuropathic, or nociplastic pain phenotypes. While myofascial TrP pain is traditionally categorized as nociceptive, evidence suggests it may also be present in patients with predominantly nociplastic pain. Successful clinical treatment outcomes may be achieved by accurately classifying myofascial TrP pain into these phenotypes.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Piotr Ozog, Magdalena Weber-Rajek, Agnieszka Radziminska
Summary: The study evaluated the effectiveness of isolated myofascial release techniques (MFR) in treating chronic low back pain (CLBP). The findings suggest that isolated MFR can improve CLBP by reducing pain intensity, improving functional efficiency, and reducing paraspinal muscle activity.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jun Young Kim, Yoo Jin Choo, Min Cheol Chang
Summary: This report presents a TPI technique involving 4 neck muscles and a GON block for the treatment of TTHs, with promising results in reducing headache frequency.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ana Serrano-Imedio, Cesar Calvo-Lobo, Coraima Casanas-Martin, Alejandro Garrido-Marin, Daniel Pecos-Martin
Summary: This study investigated the presence of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) and alterations in mechanosensitivity and pain patterns in patients with primary dysmenorrhea. It was found that there were significant differences in pain and quality of life between the groups, but no significant differences in work productivity and absenteeism. The frequency of active MTrPs was higher in women with primary dysmenorrhea, especially during the menstrual phase, and referred pain areas in the pelvic floor muscles increased.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Monica Albaladejo-Belmonte, Marta Tarazona-Motes, Francisco J. Nohales-Alfonso, Maria De-Arriba, Jose Alberola-Rubio, Javier Garcia-Casado
Summary: Chronic pelvic pain is closely associated with hypertonic dysfunction of the pelvic floor musculature, and surface electromyography can reveal alterations in pelvic floor muscle electrophysiology, providing clinicians with objective information for CPP diagnosis.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Hyung-Jin Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Kyu-Ho Yi, Hee-Jin Kim
Summary: This study used a modified Sihler's staining method to investigate the intramuscular neural arborization pattern of the supraspinatus muscle. The results provide anatomical evidence for the establishment of safe and effective injection sites in patients with myofascial pain.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Luis Ceballos-Laita, Ricardo Medrano-de-la-Fuente, Elena Estebanez-De-Miguel, Jorge Moreno-Cervino, Maria Teresa Mingo-Gomez, Ignacio Hernando-Garijo, Sandra Jimenez-del-Barrio
Summary: The study showed that a single session of dry needling in the teres major muscle was effective in improving pain intensity, internal rotation range of motion, and extensibility in handball athletes with shoulder pain, but had no significant effects on isometric strength.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jorge Velazquez Saornil, Zacarias Sanchez Mila, Angelica Campon Chekroun, Jose Manuel Barragan Casas, Raul Frutos Llanes, David Rodriguez Sanz
Summary: This study demonstrates the superiority of dry needling (DN) in treating chronic neck pain, showing better efficacy in pain intensity, mechanical heterogeneity index, and pressure pain threshold (PPT), especially at 48 hours and one week after treatment initiation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Pedro Abreu-Mendes, Andrew P. Baranowski, Bary Berghmans, Jan Borovicka, Angela M. Cottrell, Paulo Dinis-Oliveira, Sohier Elneil, John Hughes, Bert E. J. Messelink, Victoria Tidman, Rui Pinto, Jure Tornic, Ida Flink, Brian A. Parsons, Valentin Zumstein, Daniel S. Engeler
Summary: Despite the high prevalence of myofascial pain in chronic pelvic pain syndromes, awareness and management of this component are lacking among health care providers. This review highlights the current state of research and expert opinions on the management of myofascial pain in chronic pelvic pain syndromes, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Anesthesiology
Eran Keltz, Eyal Bercovich, Daniela Militianu, Amir Minerbi
Article
Anesthesiology
Amir Minerbi, Emmanuel Gonzalez, Nicholas Brereton, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Stephanie Chevalier, Yoram Shir
Summary: Recent research has shown that women with fibromyalgia have alterations in the composition and function of their gut microbiome, including changes in certain bile acid-metabolizing bacteria. This study used sequencing and metabolomic approaches to analyze the gut microbiome and circulating bile acids in women with fibromyalgia and healthy controls. The researchers found significant differences in the abundance of bile acid-metabolizing bacteria and the concentration of secondary bile acids in women with fibromyalgia. Serum bile acid levels were highly correlated with symptom severity, suggesting their involvement in nociplastic pain. These findings provide potential diagnostic and mechanistic insights into fibromyalgia.
Letter
Rehabilitation
Amir Minerbi, Silviu Brill, Lior Dayan, Simon Vulfsons, Uri Hochberg
JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES
(2019)
