Interpatient variability is frequently observed among individuals with chronic low back pain
(cLBP). This review aimed at identifying phenotypic domains and characteristics that …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has emerged as a novel technique to stimulate the
human brain through the scalp. Over the years, identifying the optimal brain region and …

Background Thoracic myofascial pain syndrome is a clinical problem arising from the
muscles and soft tissues of thoracic region, which include the mid and upper back area. Risk …

Objectives The purpose of this preliminary study was to determine the influence of thoracic
spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) of different force magnitudes on blood biomarkers of …

Approximately a third of the world's population may experience some form of chronic pain. 1,
2 Chronic pain tends to impact women, individuals from lower socioeconomic and/or rural …

A recent study published in Diagnostics attempted to visualize trigger points and contracture
knots with high-definition ultrasound. Based on their findings, the authors reversed the …

The literature has hypothesized that a trigger point (TrP) area consists of a hyperperfused
contracture knot with smaller hypoperfused TrPs within the contracture knot. By contrast, the …

Objective To observe the effect of pressing intervention on the skeletal muscle repair of
myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in rats and explore the mechanism of pressing intervention …

The objective of this study is to determine characteristics of patients with myofascial pain
syndrome (MPS) of the low back and the degree to which the low back pain in the patients …

This article aims to make visible a common non-oncologic pain condition in cancer patients.
Myofascial pain syndrome can generate an increase in the symptomatic burden of the …