Myofascial syndrome: a brief description

Myofascial syndrome today is considered quite a common problem. This violation is manifested by a strong spasm of muscles, and also by the presence in the intense muscular tissues of seals, the so-called trigger points, which are characterized by soreness.

Myofascial syndrome: symptoms.

The active trigger point is characterized by an increased level of irritability, which causes the patient to worry about constant acute pain. In this case, unpleasant sensations are observed not only in the area of compaction - they can spread to other muscles. As a rule, such painful compaction is formed in those areas where the end of the motor nerve penetrates into the muscle tissues.

Pain can be present both in the complete peace of the person, and during the stress. When palpating the site, the patient complains of severe, severe pain. The trigger point keeps the muscle in constant tension and does not allow it to fully stretch.

Myofascial syndrome: causes .

In fact, this syndrome does not always manifest itself - most of the world's population has so-called latent (dormant) trigger points that can be activated under the influence of a number of certain factors:

• Activation can occur as a result of a severe bruise, stroke or stretching of the muscle, while the soreness remains even when all the external symptoms of the injury have been eliminated.
• Myofascial syndrome can be the result of hypothermia, with both the whole organism and its individual site. For this purpose, the people used to use the phrase "blown back", "proskvozilo neck", etc. Cold really really often causes a pain syndrome.
• Emotional factors can also trigger trigger points - it's grief, fear, anger, aggression, nervousness. The fact is that under such states of consciousness the human body behaves quite predictably. For any stress, he responds by contracting the muscles that are in this state even after the emotions are shattered.
• Another common cause is overexertion of muscles that are not accustomed to physical labor. This applies to mental workers or to people who knowingly lead a sedentary lifestyle. With intensive physical work, the muscles are overstrained, stretching and spasms are observed.
• Diseases of various organs or systems are a direct way of activating the pain syndrome. The fact is that if the organ or joint is damaged, the muscles are immediately strained to provide protection and limit the movements of the affected area of the body. Continuous voltage activates triggers.
• Myofascial pain syndrome can occur with prolonged immobility of muscles. Such a condition is observed, for example, with a fracture of the bones, when a person for a long time is limited in movement. And trigger points are activated not only in the fixed part of the body, but in all others.
• The risk factor is deviations in the development of the skeleton. This can be a severe form of flatfoot or a different length of legs, since this changes the distribution of loads on the body.
• Another reason is osteochondrosis.

Myofascial syndrome: treatment .

Most people believe that treating such a violation does not make sense, because sooner or later the tension will still subside. But in fact, this is not entirely true, since a developed myofascial syndrome can have serious consequences.

For example, with prolonged muscle tension, lactic acid accumulates in it , which prevents normal metabolism and promotes the development of oxygen deficiency. In addition, one trigger point leads to the formation of others, and constant pain is unlikely to like someone. In particularly severe conditions, compression of nerve endings and vessels is observed.

As for the treatment, it is always complex. For example, use different methods of physiotherapy, as well as constant massage. Sometimes a person takes some time to take special drugs that relieve spasms. Useful is acupuncture and some types of manual therapy.