title: [Treatment of myofascial pain syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study different methods of treatment of patients with myofascial pain syndrome (MFPS).
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated the efficacy of complex treatment in 152 patients with chronic tension-type headache (СЕЕР) and 96 patients with facial MFPS. The treatment included standard methods (reflex therapy of СЕЕР and local injections of a combination of local anesthetics with small doses of steroids in trigger points in patients with facial MFPS. To assess the efficacy of tizanidine, patients were randomized into two comparable groups. The duration of the study was 12 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combined therapy, including reflex action and tizanidine, speeds recovery from pain and ensures the stability of results.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Medvedeva
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Zagorulko
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Gnezdilov
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Oganesyan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012028:Reflexotherapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; C023754:tizanidine; D003000:Clonidine