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Tight, Sore or Getting Injured? Take Matters into your own hands with SMR

It doesn’t matter if you’re an athlete pushing your limits or a desk jockey. Give it some time and a musculoskeletal injury will occur sooner or later. It can come from developing a faulty movement pattern when you walk, run, do housework or exercise, or just sit at your desk to work. If one part of your body is not performing optimally, it will cause another part of the body to compensate, and over time, this can cause a muscular imbalance.

Imbalances can come from overusing one side of the body more than the other, from poor posture or, from an accident or old injury. Eventually this can lead to injury because one area of the body will be getting stronger or tighter while another…

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Acute Traumatic Myofascitis

Acute traumatic myofascitis is a very painful condition that can affect any area of the body. The most prevalent area affected is the area over the shoulder blade (scapula).

Cervical Myofascial Pain- Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Myofascial pain syndrome is said to constitute the largest group of unrecognized and among the most commonly overlooked causes of chronic pain and disability.

Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP)

CMP may resemble fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and has sometimes been referred to as “regional fibromyalgia.” Both disorders are defined as having “tender points in muscles.” However, CMP is believed to be a disorder of the muscle itself while FMS is believed to be a disorder in the way the brain processes pain signals.

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Knots, Trigger Points)

Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic regional musculoskeletal pain disorder with trigger points in the muscles and referred pain in distant body parts.

Myofasciitis aka MPS

Myofasciitis is a general term meaning widespread pain in the muscles and fascia throughout the entire body or in specific bodily regions. The term used to be a separate diagnosis unto itself, but has more recently been lumped into the general diagnosis of fibromyalgia by rheumatologists worldwide. The condition is also commonly known as myofascial pain syndrome or MPS.

The Great Pain Villain

Without a doubt, the number one cause of pain is trigger points (TrP), otherwise known as myofascial pain syndrome or myofascitis. It is also the most ignored condition rarely getting any attention or, at best, inadequate emphasis.

Resources

5 Tips to Cope With Chronic Pain

Chronic pain can be in your neck, back and anywhere else. It can disrupt your work, your relationships and, by extension, your mental health.

MedicineNet

The cause of myofascial pain syndrome is unknown. Nevertheless, prior injury, poor sleep patterns, stressful life situations, and depression are common underlying conditions that may play a role in inciting and exacerbating myofascial pain syndrome.