title: Abdominal wall trigger point case study.
abstract: Myofascial trigger points (TrPs) are posited to be an element in the etiology of both musculoskeletal and visceral pain. However, the recognition of TrPs as a causative factor in a patient's pain presentation varies amongst physicians and therapists. When myofascial pain syndrome is responsible for a patient's condition and is not recognized by the patient's medical advisors, the patient may be put through a plethora of testing procedures to find the cause of the patient's pain, and prescribed medications in an effort to treat the patient's symptoms. The case review presented here involves a patient with severe anterior abdominal pain, with a history of Crohn's disease, who experienced a long and difficult medical process before a diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome was made.
authors.affiliation: joseph.e.muscolino@gmail.com
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Muscolino
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000294:innervation*; D000293:Adolescent; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026882:Manipulation, Chiropractic / Q000379:methods*; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009325:Nausea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000294:innervation