myofascial pain syndrome
MONDO:0006862Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names myofascial pain syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Muscular pain in numerous body regions that can be reproduced by pressure on trigger points, localized hardenings in skeletal muscle tissue. Pain is referred to a location distant from the trigger points. A prime example is the temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006862), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
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