P.E. Baldry, with contributions by Muhammad B. Yunus and Fatma Inanici ; foreword by Brian Hazleman.
Edinburgh ; New York
Churchill Livingstone
2001
xiv, 413 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Myofascial trigger point pain syndromes --;pathophysiology and management --;The evolution of current concepts --;John Kellgren's observations --;Myofascial trigger point pain syndromes --;Fibromyalgia --;Relevant neurophysiological mechanisms --;Original beliefs --;Current concepts --;Skin nociceptors --;Muscle nociceptors --;Transmission of nociceptive information to the brain --;Pathways for centripetal transmission of nociceptive information --;Brainstem's reticular formation --;Pain-modulating mechanisms --;Endogeneous pain-suppressing substances --;Myofascial trigger point pain-suppressing techniques --;The emotional aspects of pain --;Emotional reactions to pain --;Anxiety-induced MTrP pain --;Pain-induced behaviour --;Assessing the emotional component of organic pain --;Psychogenic pain --;Trauma-induced MTrP pain erroneously diagnosed as emotional in origin --;Psychological effects of compensation-seeking on pain --;Myofascial trigger point pain --;Morphology of skeletal muscle --;Physiological mechanisms involved in voluntary muscle contraction --;Pathophysiology of myofascial trigger points --;Perpetuation of myofascial trigger point pain --;Myofascial trigger point pain referral --;The search for myofascial trigger points --;Diagnosis of the MTrP pain syndrome --;Nociceptive nerve pain, neuropathic pain and myofascial trigger point pain --;Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain --;Clinical manifestations of pain of neural origin --;Some diagnostic pitfalls --;Management of pain of neural origin.
A comprehensive review of knowledge concerning the myofascial trigger point pain syndrome and fibromyalgia. It covers the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of these two closely associated muscle pain disorders.
Myofascial Pain Syndromes -- physiopathology.
Myofascial Pain Syndromes -- therapy.
Myofascial pain syndromes.
P.E. Baldry, with contributions by Muhammad B. Yunus and Fatma Inanici ; foreword by Brian Hazleman.