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A multicentric follow-up study was conducted in general practice to assess disease characteristics which determine analgesic needs in non-articular rheumatism. Of 127 patients studied, those with chronic conditions such as brachial fibrositis and tennis elbow with a history extending over more than a month tended to require a longer course of treatment than those whose symptoms related to muscles of the trunk and spine. For most patients a one or two week course of Benoral tablets proved adequate in length and efficacy.
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PMID:A follow-up study of the use of benoral tablets in non-articular rheumatism. 1 40

A patient with facial pain of 1 1/2 years' duration, associated with limitation of opening of the mouth, click, and osteodegenerative changes of the temporomandibular joint, was initially thought to be suffering from a myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. At first, the patient reacted favorably to muscle exercises and an antidepressive drug, but reduced lacrimation and the development of deafness on the affected side led to re-evaluation and a diagnosis of nasopharyngeal tumor. Biopsy confirmed the presence of an adenocarcinoma of the nasopharynx. The variability of symptoms and the diagnostic problems presented by this tumor are discussed.
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PMID:Nasopharyngeal tumor initially manifested as myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. 19 39

Myofascial pain syndrome of the TMJ region is not uncommon. It is important to realize that these patients often have a history of TMJ trauma, frequently have positive physical findings of the TMJ, and often have positive roentgenographic findings which continue following successful therapy of myofascial pain syndrome mimicking pain of the TMJ. Because of this, the malady is often diagnosed as TMJ disease, refractory to treatment, rather than correctly as myofascial pain syndrome. Continued investigation of myofascial pain syndrome of the TMJ region is indicated.
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PMID:Myofascial pain syndrome masquerading as temporomandibular joint pain. 26 34

Twenty patients with active fibrositis and no underlying disease (and with normal electromyographic findings) were evaluated for the possible role of an active allergic process in their conditions. A definite atopic history was obtained in just fewer than 50% of the patients, and an allergic diathesis in slightly more than 50% of the patients' families. Serum immunoglobulin E levels and eosinophil counts for all 20 patients fell within the normal range. Thus the traditional allergic reaction (type I hypersensitivity) would seem unlikely as a mediator of fibrositis.
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PMID:Does allergy play a role in fibrositis? 26 87

A survey of the presence of MPD syndrome and bruxing habits among 899 dentists was carried out at the 1973 ADA annual session. The findings reported here suggest that MPD syndrome occurs less frequently in dentists than in dental patients, and there is no difference in the incidence of pathologic bruxing habits between dentists and non-dentists. Of additional interest was the observation that dentists tend not to seek treatment for the relief of MPD. The most frequent form of treatment for both MPD and bruxing habits was occlusal equilibration.
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PMID:Survey of myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome and pathologic bruxing habits among dentists. 26 36

Fibrositis of the breast results in unilateral localized pain and tenderness in one breast. In most cases it can be specifically and permanently relieved by injection of steroids.
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PMID:Injection of steroids in painful breasts. 26 49

Traumatic fibromyositis is not an inflammation; there is no fever, leukocytosis or increased sedimentation rate; electrical characteristics and serum enzyme levels are within normal limits, and there are no observable pathologic alterations, although they have been carefully searched for. Recent attempts to express the effects of muscular sprain or strain as a biochemical disturbance expressed in an unusual pattern of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes appear not only to be technically flawed but inconsistent with results of conventional enzyme studies on other muscle and interstitial inflammations. In the author's view, "traumatic" fibromyositis is no more than a verbal construct arrived at by adding an adjectival modifier to the old terms for idiopathic rheumatic disorders. An examination of the evolution of the concept of traumatic fibromyositis shows that it lacks validity as a clinical diagnosis and ought to be abandoned.
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PMID:Traumatic fibromyositis: a critical review of an enigmatic concept. 26 28

The placebo effect may influence the treatment of patients with postextraction pain, localized osteitis, and myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome, to name a few. The patient, the doctor, and the situation all influence the placebo effect. This phenomenon is still not understood, and further research is needed. The practitioner should learn to utilize the placebo effect for its potential benefits.
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PMID:Placebos in dentistry: their profound potential effects. 27 75

The sound patterns produced by tooth contact were recorded in 24 subjects with myofascial pain-dysfunction (MPD) syndrome prior to and following treatment using an Occlusograph. Recordings also were obtained on 12 control subjects. Evaluation of the sound patterns showed a close correlation between the improvement in symptoms of MPD syndrome following treatment and the consistency of repeated occlusal contacts. The consistency following successful treatment of the subjects with MPD syndrome was equivalent to that of the control subjects.
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PMID:Changes in consistency of occlusal contact in myofascial pain-dysfunction (MPD) syndrome. 27 93

Clinical data are producted which appear to show that the response to therapy of myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) is much less favorable when the patient has been involved in a road traffic or similar accident which precipiated the condition. Reasons for this difference and the differences between postinjury MPDS and nonpostinjury MPDS patients may be a consequence of litigation and, in addition, may be due to the personality of the patient. Evidence to support this hypothesis is seen when the condition is compared with such disorders as low back pain. Further research is needed to explore the etiology and treatment implications of these differences.
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PMID:Postinjury myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome: its etiology and prognosis. 27 48


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