title: Myofascial pain syndrome: an overview.
abstract: Over the last few decades, advances have been made in the understanding of myofascial pain syndromes (MPSs). In spite of its high prevalence in the society, it is not a commonly established diagnosis. MPS is said to be the great imitator. This article puts some light on the various clinical presentations of the syndrome, on the various tools to reach to a diagnosis for commencing the treatment and on the treatment modalities that have been used so far.
authors.forename: Anudeep
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chansoria
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomar
authors.forename: Abhyuday
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015995:Prevalence; D061028:Trigger Points
keywords: myofascial pain syndrome; trigger points