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Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 8/2013

01-08-2013 | Myofascial Pain (R Gerwin, Section Editor)

Clinical Implication of Latent Myofascial Trigger Point

Authors: Derya Celik, Ebru Kaya Mutlu

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 8/2013

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Abstract

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are hyperirritable points located within a taut band of skeletal muscle or fascia, which cause referred pain, local tenderness and autonomic changes when compressed. There are fundamental differences between the effects produced by the two basic types of MTrPs (active and latent). Active trigger points (ATrPs) usually produce referred pain and tenderness. In contrast, latent trigger points (LTrPs) are foci of hyperirritability in a taut band of muscle, which are clinically associated with a local twitch response, tenderness and/or referred pain upon manual examination. LTrPs may be found in many pain-free skeletal muscles and may be “activated” and converted to ATrPs by continuous detrimental stimuli. ATrPs can be inactivated by different treatment strategies; however, they never fully disappear but rather convert to the latent form. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of LTrPs is important. This review highlights the clinical implication of LTrPs.
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Metadata
Title
Clinical Implication of Latent Myofascial Trigger Point
Authors
Derya Celik
Ebru Kaya Mutlu
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-013-0353-8

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