Ultrasound Confirmation of the Multiple Loci Hypothesis of the Myofascial Trigger Point and the Diagnostic Importance of Specificity in the Elicitation of the Local Twitch Response

The literature has hypothesized that a trigger point (TrP) area consists of a hyperperfused contracture knot with smaller hypoperfused TrPs within the contracture knot. By contrast, the only published ultrasound image of a TrP has it labeled hypoechoic (i.e., hyperperfused) with no commentary regard...

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Main Authors: Andrew Ball, Thomas Perreault, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Michael Agnone, Jordan Spennato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/2/321