MPS is a common debilitating condition characterized by the presence of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) and their clinical symptoms of motor, sensory and/or autonomic phenomena 5. It has been estimated that myofascial pain is responsible for upto 85% of all patients who present at pain clinic 2. A study conducted by Simons DG found that, of the 164 patients referred to pain clinic, half of population were diagnosed with MPS 4, 5. They include the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendon, bursae and the joints.Īn estimated 23 million or 10% of the general American population have this type of chronic disorder of musculoskeletal origin 3.
The musculoskeletal system, as the name suggest constitutes the muscles and the skeleton of the human body.
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a term used generally as a whole that denotes pain arising from the musculoskeletal system 1, 2. Myofascia thus refers to the muscles along with their connective tissue sheath. The term ‘Myo’ refers to muscles whereas ‘Fascia’ is a thin sheath of fibrous connective tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.
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