Myofascial Pain Syndrome

  In previous posts, we have discussed the challenges attendant to chronic pain, including how dentists often experience pain due to the unnatural and static positions they must maintain for extended periods of time (which place stress on their musculoskeletal and muscular systems).  This post will delve further into one such chronic pain condition, myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Overview Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic pain condition that affects the fascia (the connective tissues that spreads throughout the body).  Specifically, myofascial pain syndrome refers to the pain and inflammation of muscles and soft tissue. With someone suffering from myofascial pain syndrome, pressure on sensitive points in muscles (trigger points) can cause pain in seemingly unrelated parts of their body (called referred pain). A single muscle or a muscle group may be involved. Typically, the pain affects one side of the body only, or one side significantly more than the…

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