tiva
03-24-2007, 04:41 AM
Here's an article that some of you may find interesting, if you haven't seen it before:
A review of myofascial pain and fibromyalgia – factors that promote their persistence
http://www.painpoints.com/patients/downloads/aim_revmyofascialpain_gerw05.pdf
Edited:
I wanted to add more articles that I found by the same author, Dr. Robert Gerwin, at the same site. Here's a link to a list of publications, about 1/3 of which are links to pdf files (the rest are just references): http://www.painpoints.com/about/biographies/gerwin_additional.html
Here are the titles and links to most of these pdf files from that page, for your convenience.
An Expansion of Simons’ Integrated Hypothesis of Trigger Point Formation
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/cph_expansionsimons_gerwdomm04.pdf
- Although this isn't my most major complaint, I scanned this article, and found some interesting things, which I want to read more in-depth later, such as: "The combination of acidic pH and proinflammatory mediators at the active TrP contributes to segmental spread of nociceptive input into the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and leads to the activation of multiple receptive fields. Neuroplastic changes in dorsal horn neurons occur in response to continuous nociceptive barrage, causing further activation of neighboring and regional dorsal horn neurons that now have lower thresholds. This results in the observed phenomena of hypersensitivity, allodynia, and referred pain that is characteristic of the active myofascial TrP."
Classification, Epidemiology, and Natural History of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
http://www.painpoints.com/about/biographies/downloads/cph_classificationmps_gerw01.pdf
Differential Diagnosis of Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/jmp_differentialdiagnosis_gerw99.pdf
Myofascial and Visceral Pain Syndromes: Visceral-Somatic Pain Representations
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/jmp_myofascialvisceral_gerw02.pdf
The Management of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
http://www.painpoints.com/about/biographies/downloads/jmp_managementofmps_gerw93.pdf
Trigger Points in the Suboccipital Muscles and Forward Head Posture in Tension-Type Headache
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/headache_triggerpoints_gerw06.pdf
Referred Pain From the Trochlear Region in Tension-Type Headache: A Myofascial Trigger Point From the Superior Oblique Muscle
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/headache_superioroblique_gerw05.pdf
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A review of myofascial pain and fibromyalgia – factors that promote their persistence
http://www.painpoints.com/patients/downloads/aim_revmyofascialpain_gerw05.pdf
Edited:
I wanted to add more articles that I found by the same author, Dr. Robert Gerwin, at the same site. Here's a link to a list of publications, about 1/3 of which are links to pdf files (the rest are just references): http://www.painpoints.com/about/biographies/gerwin_additional.html
Here are the titles and links to most of these pdf files from that page, for your convenience.
An Expansion of Simons’ Integrated Hypothesis of Trigger Point Formation
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/cph_expansionsimons_gerwdomm04.pdf
- Although this isn't my most major complaint, I scanned this article, and found some interesting things, which I want to read more in-depth later, such as: "The combination of acidic pH and proinflammatory mediators at the active TrP contributes to segmental spread of nociceptive input into the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and leads to the activation of multiple receptive fields. Neuroplastic changes in dorsal horn neurons occur in response to continuous nociceptive barrage, causing further activation of neighboring and regional dorsal horn neurons that now have lower thresholds. This results in the observed phenomena of hypersensitivity, allodynia, and referred pain that is characteristic of the active myofascial TrP."
Classification, Epidemiology, and Natural History of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
http://www.painpoints.com/about/biographies/downloads/cph_classificationmps_gerw01.pdf
Differential Diagnosis of Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/jmp_differentialdiagnosis_gerw99.pdf
Myofascial and Visceral Pain Syndromes: Visceral-Somatic Pain Representations
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/jmp_myofascialvisceral_gerw02.pdf
The Management of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
http://www.painpoints.com/about/biographies/downloads/jmp_managementofmps_gerw93.pdf
Trigger Points in the Suboccipital Muscles and Forward Head Posture in Tension-Type Headache
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/headache_triggerpoints_gerw06.pdf
Referred Pain From the Trochlear Region in Tension-Type Headache: A Myofascial Trigger Point From the Superior Oblique Muscle
http://www.painpoints.com/professionals/downloads/headache_superioroblique_gerw05.pdf
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