MYOFACIAL PAIN involves pain in which tissues?

MYOFACIAL PAIN involves pain in which tissues?

• A. Muscles and fascia
• B. Bones
• C. Nerves
• D. Skin

Answer: (A)

Myofascial pain is pain that originates in muscle tissue and the fascia surrounding those muscles. It features trigger points—tiny, hyperirritable spots within taut bands of skeletal muscle—that produce local pain and often referred pain to other areas when pressed. The fascia, the connective tissue enveloping the muscles, can contribute to the pain pattern, but the primary tissues involved are muscle and fascia. Pain from bones, nerves, or skin would point to different types of conditions, not typical myofascial pain.

Myofascial pain is pain that originates in muscle tissue and the fascia surrounding those muscles. It features trigger points—tiny, hyperirritable spots within taut bands of skeletal muscle—that produce local pain and often referred pain to other areas when pressed. The fascia, the connective tissue enveloping the muscles, can contribute to the pain pattern, but the primary tissues involved are muscle and fascia. Pain from bones, nerves, or skin would point to different types of conditions, not typical myofascial pain.