Myofacial Pain Symptoms and Treatment

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a fancy way to describe muscle pain. It refers to pain and inflammation in the body’s soft tissues.

Symptoms

Myofascial pain symptoms usually involve muscle pain with specific “trigger” or “tender” points. The pain can be made worse with activity or stress. In addition to the local or regional pain associated with myofascial pain syndrome, people with the disorder also can suffer from depression, fatigue and behavioral disturbances.

Non-Surgical Treatments

Myofascial pain can be treated by
Physical therapy
“Stretch and spray” technique: This treatment involves spraying the muscle and trigger point with a coolant and then slowly stretching the muscle.
Massage therapy
Trigger point injection
In some chronic cases of myofascial pain, combinations of physical therapy, trigger point injections, and massage are needed. In select cases, medication is used to treat other conditions that often occur with myofascial pain, such as insomnia and depression.

• Sciatica
• Spinal Stenosis
• Discogenic Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Arthritis Pain
• Herniated Discs
• SI Joint Dysfunction
• Headaches
• Myofacial Pain
• Fibromyalgia
• RSD/ Complex Regional Pain
• Failed Back Syndrome
• Spinal Compression Fracture
• Muscle Spasms
• Degenerative Disk Disease
• Bulging/Ruptured/Herniated Disk
• Radiculopathy/Nerve Impingement
• Stress Fracture