Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia Syndromes: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Part 1 The Myofascial Pain Syndrome The evolution of current concepts. Nocigenic pain-producing and pain-modulating mechanisms. The emotional aspects of pain. Myofascial trigger points. Neurogenic pain disorders and the myofascial pain syndrome the differential diagnosis. Concomitant reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and the myofascial pain syndrome. Treatment of the myofascial pain syndrome. Part 2 Regional Myofascial Trigger Point Pain Pain from the myofascial trigger points: in the neck in the shoulder region in the arm in the scalp and face in the lower back in the leg in the chest wall in the abdominal wall and pelvic floor