Myofascial Pain Syndrome Support Group
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (or MPS) is a term used to describe one of the conditions characterized by chronic pain. It is associated with and caused by "trigger points" (TrPs), sensitive and painful areas between the muscle and fascia. The symptoms can range from referred pain through myofascial trigger points to specific pains in other areas of the body. It may be related...
hi everyone,
im new here on daily strength. Have been dx with myofascial pain syndrome. Also have mild cerebral palsy to complicate matters. i have so many painful trigger points all over my body and it makes me so depressed at times. I Also get muscle twitches/spasms, have hot/cold intolerance, and a lot of fatigue. Im just curious to know if anyone has similar symptoms to what im experiencing?
im new here on daily strength. Have been dx with myofascial pain syndrome. Also have mild cerebral palsy to complicate matters. i have so many painful trigger points all over my body and it makes me so depressed at times. I Also get muscle twitches/spasms, have hot/cold intolerance, and a lot of fatigue. Im just curious to know if anyone has similar symptoms to what im experiencing?
Myofascial pain syndrome is a curious condition because of it's ability to create pain away from the cause, referred pain, and it's ability to create great pain and misery on it's own as well as complicate just about any other condition already present. But likewise, there is so much that can be done to help alleviate symptoms, deactivate trigger points and reduce pain and stiffness. This group is a gentle, knowledgeable collection of people who can help and support you.
Like Katy I, too, have many painful trigger points all over my body. I get muscle twitches / spasms but not on a regular basis, usually with a particularly bad set of trigger points in an acute flare up. I don't have heat intolerance but try and stay well away from the cold as it flares up my trigger points horribly.
Fatigue has been particularly bad for me over the last few years first from overworking and rapidly worsening mps and latterly from fibromyalgia. Fatigue has been an especially cruel symptom because it dictates so much of what I can do in terms of self treatment.
How long have I had mps? I had it mildly from 2002 - 2010 and ever since mid-2010 it's been pretty severe. So in total it's currently been 12 1/2 years. Looking back I've had bad trigger points on and off ever since I was 4 but never enough to group together into mps, that only happened after a car accident in 2002.
About your heat/cold intolerance, I read somewhere (Devin Starynl's books?), that it's more common in people with MPS and certainly with fibro. I have an unusually severe case of Raynaud's. It's mighty awful when the muscles get cold and I'm chronically cold. I adapt.
What do you do to ease your MPS symptoms?