Emotional Release After Trigger Point Needling to Treat Myofascial Pain of the Head and Neck - Prospective Study

Launched by TEL-AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER · Mar 30, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The most common chronic pain of the orofacial region is myofascial pain related to the muscles of mastication and the neck.

Which is classified according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).

In the DC-TMD, the "Axis I" arm, namely the "physical diagnosis" includes "muscular" disorders as well as "joint" disorders.

The DC/TMD also includes the Axis II - psychosocial arm with comorbidities such as Anxiety, Depression, PTSD.

The cause of myofascial pain is poorly understood - there is no clear organic cause and the modern understanding is that most of the pa...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • The study group will include patients which consent to the study and are diagnosed with: Myalgia/Local Myalgia or Myofascial Pain or Myofascial pain with referral or Headache attributed to TMD with or without concurrent diagnosis related to the temporomandibular joint itself.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients who are not eligible for IMS therapy will be excluded:
• • PLT count under 80,000
• • Active or chronic infection at site of pain
• • Known allergy to amide local anesthetics
• • Severe bleeding disorder such as Hemophilia
• • If treated with Warfarin INR over 3