title: Myofascial pain syndrome in the differential diagnosis of chronic abdominal pain.
abstract: Myofascial pain syndrome is a painful musculoskeletal condition, and a quite common cause of chronic pain. It is characterized by the development of trigger points that are locally tender when active, and refer pain through specific patterns to other areas of the body. Its etiological factors are various; trauma, vertebral column diseases, systemic disorders, psychological distress, lack of motion, and chilling of the body parts. Myofascial pain syndrome may be misdiagnosed as arising from a visceral source especially if its probability is not kept in mind and a proper patient examination is lacking. Although there are many therapeutic approaches, trigger point injections can be diagnostic and therapeutic.
authors.affiliation: Elaziğ Military Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Elaziğ, Turkey. ali_cimen@superonline.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cimen
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdine
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010147:Pain Measurement