Altogether 308 active MTPs were found in the 30 FM subjects, and 305 of these were confirmed by the demonstration of spontaneous electrical activity on needle electromyography (EMG). The location of all active myofascial trigger points (MTPs) was then determined in the FM subjects using clinical palpation. The area of pain was quantified by digitization software. This study involved asking each subject (both FM patients and controls) to draw all areas of current spontaneous pain on an anatomical map and rate the overall intensity of pain. ![]() ![]() ![]() The paper by Ge and colleagues from the Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction at Aalborg University, Den-mark provides evidence that peripheral nociceptive input from muscle may be relevant to the contemporary understanding of fibromyalgia (FM).
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