Fascia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome - An Overview

Abstract

This paper synthesized the available published literature on myofascia, its structure, myofascial disorder, causative factors, scientific methods for evaluation and treatments, etc. The importance of myofascial in chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain is overlooked. According to Waller et al., mention in their article, up to 85% of people will experience myofascial pain at least once during their life. The myofascia is a musculoskeletal cell matrix that supports muscular connective tissue, it is essential for generating forces between muscles and also provides better flexibility. Myofascial pain syndrome is described as sensory, motor, and autonomic signs and symptoms that are produced by trigger points or taut bands of skeletal muscle or fascia. A myofascial trigger point is painful on compression and can give rise to referred pain, motor dysfunction, and automatic event, it restricts the range of motion and force generation capacity. Therefore, it is utmost importance to know about myofascial disorders, their prevention techniques, diagnosis, and treatment.

The Relationship Between Latent Myofascial Trigger Point and Range of Motion of Knee Flexor and Extensor Muscles

“…Adaptive lengthening and eccentric muscle strain are also potential sources of myofascial pain (Charles et al, 2019). Clinically, MTrPs are classified as active and latent MTrPs (Das & Jhajharia, 2022a). Latent MTrPs (L-MTrPs) do not cause pain (Cygańska et al, 2022), various authors stated in their article that L-MTrPs possible to experience limitations in range of motion (ROM) or deficiency in mobility (Charles et al, 2019;Öztürk et al, 2022;Walsh et al, 2019).…”