"Trigger Points" 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.
Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.
| Descriptor ID |
D061028
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.947
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| Concept/Terms |
Trigger Points- Trigger Points
- Point, Trigger
- Points, Trigger
- Trigger Point
Trigger Area- Trigger Area
- Area, Trigger
- Areas, Trigger
- Trigger Areas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trigger Points" by people in Profiles.
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Normal Saline Trigger Point Injections vs Conventional Active Drug Mix for Myofascial Pain Syndromes. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 02; 38(2):311-316.
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Iliocostalis Thoracis-Lumborum Myofascial Pain: Reviewing a Subgroup of a Prospective, Randomized, Blinded Trial. A Challenging Diagnosis with Clinical Implications. Pain Physician. 2016 07; 19(6):363-72.
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The Current Means for Detection of Migraine Headache Trigger Sites. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Oct; 136(4):860-867.
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Myofascial pain in patients waitlisted for total knee arthroplasty. Pain Res Manag. 2012 Sep-Oct; 17(5):321-7.