Myofascial Pain Syndromes

"Myofascial Pain Syndromes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Muscular pain in numerous body regions that can be reproduced by pressure on TRIGGER POINTS, localized hardenings in skeletal muscle tissue. Pain is referred to a location distant from the trigger points. A prime example is the TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME.

Descriptor ID	D009209
MeSH Number(s)	C05.651.550
Concept/Terms	Myofascial Pain Syndromes Myofascial Pain Syndromes Myofascial Pain Syndrome Pain Syndrome, Myofascial Pain Syndromes, Myofascial Syndrome, Myofascial Pain Syndromes, Myofascial Pain Myofascial Trigger Point Pain Myofascial Trigger Point Pain Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Myofascial Pain Syndromes".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Muscular Diseases [C05.651]
Myofascial Pain Syndromes [C05.651.550]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Myofascial Pain Syndromes".

Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

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