TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Trigger Point Injections A1 - Campagne, Danielle D. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - Musculoskeletal pain is a significant health problem for the North American population.1-9 Such pain affects between 10% and 20% of the population and is a major cause of morbidity.1 It is estimated that approximately half of chronic pain complaints result from a musculoskeletal origin.2 Myofascial trigger point (MTrP) injections may alleviate much of this pain.10-13 It is imperative that the Emergency Physician perform a thorough history and physical examination with an emphasis on the neurologic and orthopedic examination to exclude other causes of musculoskeletal pain.3 The performance of MTrP injections by Emergency Physicians is underused.14,15 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159804132 ER -