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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.
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Neurosciences
Seoyoung Lee, In-Seon Lee, Younbyoung Chae
Summary: This study explored the relationship between acupuncture points and myofascial trigger points (TPs) and found that TPs are closely related to Ashi points. However, TPs also share some features with other acupuncture points, making it difficult to clarify their relationship with other subgroups.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Anesthesiology
Pol Monclus, Marc Bosque, Ramon Margalef, M. Teresa Colomina, Francisco J. Valderrama-Canales, Laia Just, Manel M. Santafe
Summary: This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of shock wave treatment for myofascial trigger points. The results showed that shock wave treatment eliminated the trigger points in mice muscles and reduced the frequency of neurotransmitter release, thus having a therapeutic effect.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Mingjian Liu, Yu Liu, Xuan Li, Miao Pei, Mei Han, Feng Qi
Summary: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a chronic pain disorder characterized by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). This study found that MEF2C is involved in the inflammatory pathogenesis of MTrPs, and suggested that DEX may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for MPS treatment.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eva Maria Martinez-Jimenez, Raquel Jimenez-Fernandez, Inmaculada Corral-Liria, David Rodriguez-Sanz, Cesar Calvo-Lobo, Daniel Lopez-Lopez, Eduardo Perez-Boal, Bibiana Trevisson-Redondo, Jessica Grande-del-Arco
Summary: This study found that latent myofascial trigger points improved pain pressure threshold after calf MIT, but there was no change in ankle dorsiflexion with knee bent or knee flexed in healthy subjects.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Giovanni Barassi, Raffaello Pellegrino, Celeste Di Matteo, Loris Prosperi, Edoardo Di Simone, Celeste Marinucci, Noemi Pepe, Federico Papa, Marta Odorisio, Valentina Zincani, Ilaria Gabriella Micolucci, Ali Younes, Angelo Di Iorio
Summary: This study considered data from 10 patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. The patients underwent six sessions of electrical neuromodulation applied to the areas of the skin with the most perturbed electrical conduction. The study observed improvements in the balance of electrical activity, temperature, disability caused by chronic low back pain, and pressure-pain threshold.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS AND HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas Perreault, Andrew Ball, Jan Dommerholt, Robert Theiss, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Raymond Butts
Summary: This article provides a scoping review of the current evidence on the mechanisms of intramuscular electrical stimulation (IMES) to trigger points (TrPs). The included studies suggest that IMES can regulate muscle blood flow, decrease endplate noise of TrPs, and produce analgesic effects. However, the limited amount and quality of available evidence make it difficult to determine the clinical implications of IMES to TrPs.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Mohamed Elbarbary, Michael Goldberg, Howard C. Tenenbaum, David K. Lam, Bruce V. Freeman, David J. Pustaka, David Mock, Joseph Beyene, Amir Azarpazhooh
Summary: This study evaluated the concordance between ultrasonography and palpation in detecting myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in patients with masticatory myofascial pain. The results showed moderate to substantial agreement between ultrasonography and palpation regarding the quantity of MTrPs and the involved muscle sections, but disagreement on the location of MTrPs within the muscle sections. Ultrasonography has the potential to serve as a chairside diagnostic aid for accurate diagnosis and improved patient experience.
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Dario E. Mazza, Robert D. Boutin, Abhijit J. Chaudhari
Summary: This study systematically reviewed literature on the objective characterization of myofascial pain syndrome and myofascial trigger points using imaging methods. The findings suggest that biomechanical properties and blood flow differences exist in active and latent myofascial trigger points compared to healthy tissue. More studies are needed to assess diagnostic test accuracy and reproducibility of results for implementing imaging methods in larger clinical studies.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Grzegorz Zielinski, Aleksandra Bys, Jacek Szkutnik, Piotr Majcher, Michal Ginszt
Summary: The study aimed to analyze and compare the electromyographic patterns of masticatory muscles in subjects with active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) within upper trapezius, patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), and healthy adults. The results showed that both MTrPs in the upper trapezius and TMDs are associated with changes in electromyographic patterns of masticatory muscles.
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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.
Review
Biology
Frauke Mueggenborg, Ester Moreira de Castro Carletti, Liz Dennett, Ana Izabela Sobral de Oliveira-Souza, Norazlin Mohamad, Gunnar Licht, Harry von Piekartz, Susan Armijo-Olivo
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of evidence from randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of manual trigger point therapy for orofacial pain. Four studies were included in this systematic review, and it was found that manual trigger point therapy was equally effective and safe for individuals with orofacial myofascial trigger points. However, the overall quality of evidence was found to be very low due to the high risk of bias in the included studies, and further well-designed trials are needed in this field.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Xingzhen Lin, Fei Li, Hualong Lu, Manhua Zhu, Tian Zhong Peng
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of acupuncture inactivation of myofascial pain trigger points in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. The meta-analysis results showed that this treatment option had positive effects and safety in improving total effective rate, cure rate, VAS score, Lysholm score, and WOMAC score. However, higher-quality and larger-scale RCTs are needed to further analyze this treatment option.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Wiktoria Matuska, Jakub Matuska, Elzbieta Skorupska, Maria Siwek, Pablo Herrero, Manel M. Santafe
Summary: This paper summarizes the available literature on modeling nociplastic pain and myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). It includes studies describing animal model creation and presents the results of experiments. Although there is currently insufficient evidence to describe MTrPs as nociplastic pain, this study provides a possible direction for detecting and studying the correlation between MTrPs and nociplastic pain in animal models.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Albert Perez-Bellmunt, Oriol Casasayas-Cos, Carlos Lopez-de-Celis, Jacobo Rodriguez-Sanz, Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez, Sara Ortiz-Miguel, Toni Meca-Rivera, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas
Summary: This study found that a single session of dry needling can improve three viscoelastic parameters in the lateral gastrocnemius, decrease pressure pain sensitivity, but has no significant effect on strength and range of motion.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Bing Wu, Liang Yang, Baogan Peng
Review
Clinical Neurology
Ke Ma, Zhi-Gang Zhuang, Lin Wang, Xian-Guo Liu, Li-Juan Lu, Xiao-Qiu Yang, Yan Lu, Zhi-Jian Fu, Tao Song, Dong Huang, Hui Liu, You-Qing Huang, Bao-Gan Peng, Yan-Qing Liu
PAIN RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Baogan Peng, Nikolai Bogduk, Michael J. DePalma, Ke Ma
PAIN RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Yong-Chao Li, Xiao-Fei Feng, Xiao-Dong Pang, Jun Tan, Bao-Gan Peng
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2020)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Bao-Gan Peng, Chun-Hua Gao
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2020)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Baogan Peng, Liang Yang, Yongchao Li, Tanghua Liu, Yanqing Liu
Summary: Neck pain is often associated with impairment of cervical proprioception, leading to disturbances in cervical sensorimotor control. The delicate proprioceptive system in the cervical spine plays a crucial role in posture and balance, with chronic neck pain being influenced by various mechanisms.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jin-Feng Liu, Wen Shen, Dong Huang, Tao Song, Wei Tao, Qing Liu, You-Qing Huang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Ling-Jie Xia, Da-Sheng Wu, Hui Liu, Fu-Yong Chen, Tang-Hua Liu, Bao-Gan Peng, Yan-Qing Liu
Summary: Radiofrequency therapy technology has been widely developed in recent years and has become an effective method for treating various intractable pain. The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (CASP) has developed a consensus proposed by domestic experts to standardize the application of radiofrequency technology in the treatment of painful diseases.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ke Ma, Wei Jiang, Yun-Xia Wang, Lin Wang, Yan Lv, Jin-Feng Liu, Rong-Guo Liu, Hui Liu, Li-Zu Xiao, Dong-Ping Du, Li-Juan Lu, Xiao-Qiu Yang, Ling-Jie Xia, Dong Huang, Zhi-Jian Fu, Bao-Gan Peng, Yan-Qing Liu
Summary: Chronic pain can lead to disability, and transdermal delivery systems such as patches are a safe and effective treatment option with many advantages. The Chinese Medical Association's pain branch has developed a consensus for the standard use of transdermal patches containing analgesic drugs.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hong Xiao, Bao-Gan Peng, Ke Ma, Dong Huang, Xian-Guo Liu, Yan Lv, Qing Liu, Li-Juan Lu, Jin-Feng Liu, Yi-Mei Li, Tao Song, Wei Tao, Wen Shen, Xiao-Qiu Yang, Lin Wang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Zhi-Gang Zhuang, Hui Liu, Yan-Qing Liu
Summary: The translated content discusses the uniqueness of cervicogenic headache and the challenges and controversies in managing CEH patients in China. To develop comprehensive treatment recommendations, the Chinese Association for the Study of Pain experts conducted a systematic review and developed suggestions, aiming to provide guidance for clinicians and patients in treatment decision-making.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Bao-Gan Peng, Yan-Qing Liu, Ke Ma
Summary: The Ministry of Health of China officially included Algology as a first-level diagnosis and treatment discipline in medical institutions. The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain has played a crucial role in promoting the development of pain discipline and establishing standards and guidelines.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Tang-Hua Liu, Yan-Qing Liu, Bao-Gan Peng
Summary: Clinical studies have shown that patients with cervical degenerative disease often experience dizziness, which can be alleviated by anterior cervical surgery. Mechanoreceptors, especially Ruffini corpuscles, are found in degenerated cervical discs and may play a key role in the pathogenesis of cervical discogenic dizziness. Abnormal cervical proprioceptive inputs from these mechanoreceptors can lead to sensory mismatches with vestibular and visual information, resulting in dizziness.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Duan-Ming Li, Bao-Gan Peng
Summary: A 19-year-old man with severe back pain underwent successful four-level lumbar spondylolysis surgery, with symptoms nearly disappearing and fusion found in all repaired isthmi 14 months later.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chen Dai, Bin Liu, Bibo Peng, Bo Qu, Jiezhi Lin, Baogan Peng, Duan-Ming Li
Summary: The study demonstrated that entinostat can inhibit HDAC activation, improve motor function, histopathologic damage, and local NLRP3 inflammasome activation in spinal cord injury. It also showed a neuroprotective role of entinostat in OGD-induced neuronal damage through NLRP3 inhibition, suggesting potential clinical implications for HDAC inhibitors in treating inflammation after SCI.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Xiaodong Pang, Chunyu Liu, Baogan Peng
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2020)
