Myofascial Pain Syndrome, myofascial trigger points and trigger points in Veterinary Medicine

a review

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.164351

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Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Trigger points, Horses, Dogs

Abstract

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) a is a painful condition related to myofascial trigger points (TP) in skeletal muscle. The aim of this study was to perform a literature review on the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of MPS in veterinary medicine. The research sites used for this purpose were: Scientific Electronic Library, PubMed and Medline. The inclusion criteria for the papers were: must be written in English; published between 1990 and 2018; include the following keywords: myofascial pain syndrome veterinary/dog/canine/cat/feline/horse/equine, trigger points veterinary/dog/canine/cat/feline/horse/equine. Through the review, it was observed that veterinary clinical studies are scarce, and the articles found lack information such as MPS description, incidence and specific treatment techniques in dogs and horses, and no studies in cats were found.

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2020-07-13

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Myofascial Pain Syndrome, myofascial trigger points and trigger points in Veterinary Medicine: a review. (2020). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 57(2), e164351. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.164351