Classically, pain can be of a nociceptive or neuropathic nature, which refers to non-neural or
neural tissue lesions, respectively. Chronic pain in conditions such as migraine …

Background and Purpose Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is widely prevalent in the
general population; some reports estimate its prevalence ranges from 9 to 85%. Among the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Surgical deactivation of migraine trigger sites by extracranial
neurovascular decompression has produced encouraging results and challenged previous …

Myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by pain and a limited range of joint motion
caused by muscle contracture related to motor‐end‐plate dysfunction and the presence of …

A quantitative proteomic analysis of the response to dry needling combined with static
stretching treatment was performed in a rat model of active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) …

Background and Purpose. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a chronic or acute form of
musculoskeletal pain that affects nearly three‐quarters of the world's population. It is …

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate neural patterns within the gluteus
maximus (Gmax) muscle to identify optimal EMG placement and injection sites for botulinum …

Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review is to provide a guide to systematically
evaluate and diagnose sport-related buttock pain. Since buttock pain is a common yet …

Abstract Introduction Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) have been the subject of
considerable scientific research for almost forty years. In their seminal paper, Travell and …

Chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions are among the most common presenting
complaints of patients seeking health care treatments. These chronic pain conditions result …