The evolution of non treated trigger point leads to progressive fibrosis in the tissue and could manifest into Miofascial Pain Syndrome. Trigger point myalgia can occur in every age range, elderly people are more proposed for trigger point myalgia do to several factors as prolonged paramorphistic postures, autoimmune syndromes, biochemical structure changes, injuries etc.
The pain cannot be explained by findings on neurological examination.Palpation of the trigger point reproduces the patient's complaint of pain, and the pain radiates in a distribution typical of the specific muscle harboring the trigger point.The painful point can be felt as a tumor or band in the muscle, and a twitch response can be elicited on stimulation of the trigger point.Pain related to a discrete, irritable point in skeletal muscle or fascia, not caused by acute local trauma, inflammation, degeneration, neoplasm or infection.Janet Travell to describe a clinical finding with the following characteristics: The term "trigger point" was coined in 1942 by Dr.
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