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...
Hello everyone,
I am new to the group and this is the first time ever being in a group for Myofascial Pain syndrome.. I have read things on the internet about it but I want to learn more. I basically know about the pressure points/trigger points and where they are located and that is about it. I have Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain issues but I think what is going on with the pain I have especially latley is mostly Myofasical pain. I have a question about that. When I look it up it shows you where the pressure or trigger points are and sais that is where the pain should be. But I hurt everywhere right under the skin really bad (some places more than others)not just where it say's the trigger points are. Could this still be Myofasical pain then? There are lumps under my skin in a lot of the painfull areas but not everywhere that it hurts necessarily. . Also, I have a lot of problems/pain in my legs, especially my inner and outer thighs but it doesn't show that as a trigger point area. Can it still be a trigger point that is causing the pain? Same thing on my chest and rib cage. Is there any other symptoms of having this and what can I do to help my pain temporarily as well as in the long run? Is there anything that I might be doing that contributes to it that I should maybe stop? Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you my name is Ellen. Thanks so much
I am new to the group and this is the first time ever being in a group for Myofascial Pain syndrome.. I have read things on the internet about it but I want to learn more. I basically know about the pressure points/trigger points and where they are located and that is about it. I have Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain issues but I think what is going on with the pain I have especially latley is mostly Myofasical pain. I have a question about that. When I look it up it shows you where the pressure or trigger points are and sais that is where the pain should be. But I hurt everywhere right under the skin really bad (some places more than others)not just where it say's the trigger points are. Could this still be Myofasical pain then? There are lumps under my skin in a lot of the painfull areas but not everywhere that it hurts necessarily. . Also, I have a lot of problems/pain in my legs, especially my inner and outer thighs but it doesn't show that as a trigger point area. Can it still be a trigger point that is causing the pain? Same thing on my chest and rib cage. Is there any other symptoms of having this and what can I do to help my pain temporarily as well as in the long run? Is there anything that I might be doing that contributes to it that I should maybe stop? Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you my name is Ellen. Thanks so much
WHere do you feel the lumps? If you have pain in the legs, in the inner and outer thighs, that is the abductor and adductors, you can have trigger points very high up in your thigh area, on the inner side called the Adductor MAgnus, which sends pain all the way down from the outside of the upper thigh, down your leg from the inner thigh all the way to the ankle on the inner portion of your thigh./
If your thigh pain is on the outside of your thigh ( like down the seam of your pants) or down the back of the thigh, it probably is coming from the gluteus minimus or one of your gluteal muscles
Books that have been invaluable to me are the JAnet Travell Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction trigger point manual,Vol 1 and 2./
If you have pain in your chest and rib cage it could be costochondritis ( which I had but dont have fibro) an inflammation of the cartiledge between your rib cage or referred pain caused by myofascial pain syndrome./ YOu would need to check that out./ Does it hurt when you cough?
Ellen, you would need to see someone who is familiar with myofascial pain syndrome, so you may want to look and see if there are any trigger point or myotherapists in your area who can evaluate you for trigger points after hearing your medical history.
As far as what you can do until then, get the chest./rib cage thing checked out to see if it is chosto ( nothing to worry about), use a moist heat pack on your legs, stretch you legs, take warm baths, and try and see one of the people i mentioned as soon as you can./ Otherwise call around and see if there are physiatrists ( phiz-i-ee-trist) who treat MPS and who can diagnose
take care jess