Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures: Myofascial Trigger Points With Structured Literature Review

Dinesh Kumbhare; Dhanveer Singh; Alasdair Rathbone H; Madison Gunn; Liza Grosman-Rimon; Brian Vadasz; Hance Clarke; Philip W H Peng

doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000572

Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures: Myofascial Trigger Points With Structured Literature Review

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 May/Jun;42(3):407-412. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000572.

Authors

Dinesh Kumbhare¹, Dhanveer Singh, Alasdair Rathbone H, Madison Gunn, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Brian Vadasz, Hance Clarke, Philip W H Peng

Affiliation

¹ From the *Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; †Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; ‡University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; §Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ∥Department of Anesthesia, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and **Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 28277418
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000572

Abstract

Ultrasound-guided injections in pain medicine are a common intervention. They have been used to manage myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in different muscles of the body. The main objectives of this article were to review ultrasound-guided injection techniques used for treating MTrPs. We also summarize the anatomy and sonoanatomy of MTrPs using the upper trapezius muscle as an example.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy / methods
Humans
Injections
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / diagnostic imaging*
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / therapy
Superficial Back Muscles / diagnostic imaging
Trigger Points / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*