MYOFASCIAL PAIN

This study tests three technologies—electrical impedance, nerve excitability testing, and ultrasound—to see if they can reliably detect myofascial pain syndrome. Researchers will compare 90 adults with and without the condition. The goal is to find better ways to diagnose this co…

This study tests a special MRI technique called MR Elastography to measure how muscles and their surrounding tissues move in people with myofascial pain syndrome. Researchers will compare 106 adults with and without chronic muscle pain to see if this imaging can spot differences …

This study uses a special full-body PET/CT scanner to look at muscle tissue in people with chronic low back pain caused by myofascial pain. The goal is to find new ways to measure pain and muscle changes using imaging. About 53 adults with ongoing low back pain will be scanned to…

This study looks at how many times a needle should be passed through a muscle during trigger point injections to best relieve myofascial pain. 300 adults with chronic muscle pain will be randomly assigned to receive 2, 10, or 20 needle passes per trigger point. Researchers will t…

This study aimed to find out how many people with trigeminal neuralgia (a severe facial nerve pain condition) also have a painful jaw joint disorder called TMD. Researchers planned to follow patients from three clinics and use questionnaires to improve diagnosis. However, the stu…

This study aims to find new ways to measure myofascial pain using advanced imaging like MRI. Researchers will compare 52 participants—some with chronic muscle pain and some healthy—to see if imaging can spot differences in tissue stiffness, blood flow, and inflammation. The goal …