RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57711973
T1 Chapter 113. Trigger Point Injections
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57711973
RD 2023/06/05
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  the  chronic  pain  complaints  result  from  a  musculoskeletal  origin.2  It  is  hypothesized  that  myofascial  trigger  point  (MTrP)  injections  may  alleviate  much  of  this  pain.  It  is  imperative  that  the  Emergency  Physician  perform  a  thorough  history  and  physical  examination,  with  an  emphasis  on  the  neurological  and  orthopedic  examination  to  exclude  other  causes  of  musculoskeletal  pain.3