Myofascial pain syndromes--the great mimicker
Flax, H.J.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 87(10-12): 167-170
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 8924161 Document Number: 701595
Five myofascial pain syndromes, some mimicking more serious diseases, have been presented. They were diagnosed as and treated for: headache, shoulder bursitis, lumbar herniated disc with radiculopathy, angina pectoris and appendicitis. An understanding of these pain problems, produced from trigger points in muscles and ligaments, is important in order to differentiate myofascial pain syndromes from more dangerous diseases and to avoid unnecessary and expensive diagnostic procedures.