Trigger Points - Prevalence in Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions
Many health professionals who have learned how to recognize myofascial pain
syndromes are impressed with how common they are (1):
The table below presents the results of some chronic pain investigations.
Table 1: Prevalence of Trigger Points in Patients with Pain Complaints(1)
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Investigation
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Frequency of Myofascial Pain (trigger point induced pain) as the
primary diagnosis.
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283 consecutive admissions at a comprehensive pain center.
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85%
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296 patients referred to dental clinic for chronic head and neck pain of at least
6 months duration.
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55% (21% had a priomary diagnosis of disease of the temporomandibular joint).
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61 consecutive patients at an internal medicine group practice for all causes
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10%
(31% of those presenting with a pain complaint)
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Prevalence in patients with chronic pain conditions
© Bruce Thomson, EasyVigour Project
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