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The cause is believed to be muscle tension or spasms within the affected musculature. [1] Diagnosis is based on the symptoms and possible sleep studies. [1] Treatment may include pain medication, physical therapy, mouth guards, and occasionally benzodiazepine. [1] It is a relatively common cause of temporomandibular pain. [1]
Eosinophilic fasciitis (/ ˌ iː ə ˌ s ɪ n ə ˈ f ɪ l ɪ k ˌ f æ ʃ i ˈ aɪ t ɪ s, ˌ iː oʊ-,-ˌ f æ s i-/ [2] [3]), also known as Shulman's syndrome, [4] is an inflammatory disease that affects the fascia, other connective tissues, surrounding muscles, blood vessels and nerves.
The term "trigger point" was coined in 1942 by Dr. Janet Travell to describe a clinical finding with the following characteristics: [citation needed]. Pain related to a discrete, irritable point in skeletal muscle or fascia, not caused by acute local trauma, inflammation, degeneration, neoplasm or infection.
The pain from these contractions can cause mobility limitations and a tense feeling within the muscle, he says. While they’re usually harmless, muscle cramps are undoubtedly uncomfortable.
For Fascial Manipulation, a thorough case history, especially including past injuries and surgeries is taken. The history is considered as crucial to determine whether the painful area is the cause of the pain or whether the painful area is compensating for a previous situation i.e., old ankle injury causing knee or hip pain.
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause degeneration of muscle and progressive weakness. Per the name, FSHD tends to sequentially weaken the muscles of the face, those that position the scapula, and those overlying the humerus bone of the upper arm.
Myalgia or muscle pain is a painful sensation evolving from muscle tissue. It is a symptom of many diseases . The most common cause of acute myalgia is the overuse of a muscle or group of muscles ; another likely cause is viral infection , especially when there has been no injury .
It surrounds the neck like a collar, it splits around the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle. It is attached as; Posteriorly - Ligamentum nuchae; Anteriorly - Attached to the hyoid bone; Superiorly - (from backwards to forwards); External occipital protuberance and superior nuchal line of occipital bone; Mastoid process of ...