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Drew Lewis, DO, FAAOFAOCPMR, FNAOME
Interim Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manual Medicine
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Des Moines University, COM
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Osteopathic Approach to Treating Myofascial Pain Related
To Neck Pain and Headaches
Joe Figueroa, DO, OMM/NMM, FAOCPMR Department of Osteopathic
Manual Medicine Assistant Professor, College of
Osteopathic MedicineDes Moines University, COM
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Excellent Resources:
Davies C, Simons DG, Davies A. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, 3rd Ed,.
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Importance of diagnosing and treating Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs)
I. MFP is extremely common and often patients are undiagnosed for years
II. MFP is often confused with other conditionsIII. MTrPs are a significant source of disability
and painIV. Treatments are generally effective
– *Good to be aware of, willing to look for, and comfortable with the diagnosis and treatment of MTrPs
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DEFINITION:
• Myofascial Pain (MFP) is pain caused by an area of hypersensitivity in a muscle and its fascia, i.e., a Myofascial Trigger Point (TrP)
• The myofascial TrP (MTrP) is associated with a taut band in the muscle, which refers pain to a distant location when compressed, stretched, or even at rest.
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Central (mid-belly) trigger point (CTrP)
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OMS II
Active Myofascial TrP
• Worst MTrPs cause pain and tenderness at rest or with motion that stretches or loads the muscle
• Cause shortening of the muscle, as well as fatigue and decreased strength (weakness!)
• Pressure on an active MTrPreproduces some of the patient’s pain complaint and is recognized by the patient as being some or all of their pain
I’ve got Neck Pain and a Headache! Ouch! It hurts to
move my neck
I’m tired of sitting like
this!
My neck feels weak!
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• Latent TrP: ‘knot’ in muscle, but only painful only when palpated / squeezed.
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Prefrontal Pause:
Take a minute, turn to your neighbor and discuss:
Q: Trigger points in which two muscles very commonly cause referred pain to the Neck and Head?
a) Anterior Scalenes and Infraspinatusb) Levator Scapula and Supraspinatusc) Supraspinatus and Splenius Capitusd) Upper Trapezius and Sternocleidomastoide) Upper Trapezius and Serratus Posterior Superior
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Pathogenic Factors (CAUSES) of Myofascial Trigger Points
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• Acute overload• Overwork - Fatigue (Including postural stress)
• Chilling of the muscle• Gross Trauma• Emotional distress• Joint or nerve damage• Visceral disturbance• Other Trigger Points
– Key point: it can be difficult to identify the pathologic factor that led to the MTrP.
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Chart outlining the natural course of Myofascial pain caused by Trigger Points
Taut Band
Latent TrPs
Active MTrPs
SpontaneousRecovery
Persistencewithout
progression
PerpetuatingFactors
Additional TrPs& Chronicity
STRESS/OVERLOAD
PathogenicFactors
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OMS II
OMS II
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP
• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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MFP: Disease recognition
• MTrPs:– Cause pain & tenderness, even weakness– Active MTrP: Can be recognized by a symptom pattern that
correlates with the pain distribution patterns delineated by Travel and Simons
• Patient can draw diagram or use description or hands to demonstrate the location of pain
Patient’s pain diagram drawing
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Referral Pattern of Selected Muscles
• Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) MTrP – Can cause:
• Frontal & Occipital headaches• TMJ pain
AND• Dizziness• Nausea • Blurry vision
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• Upper trapezius MTrP:
• Common cause of ‘tension headache’
• Most common TrP found
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MTrP: Critical Clinical Features
1. Palpable Band or Taut Band
2. Spot Tenderness
3. a. Elicited Referred Pain and/or Tenderness -AND/OR-
b. Restricted Range of Motion
4. Pain recognition
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• A cord like band of fibers is present in the involved muscle
• This can be difficult to identify when there are overlying muscles or thick subcutaneous tissue
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1. Palpable Band or ‘Taut Band’
MTrP: Critical Clinical Features
Flat palpation Pincer grip
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• A very tender small spot which is found in a Taut band
• The sensitivity of this spot (TrPs) can be increased by increasing the tension on the muscle fibers of the taut band
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2. Spot Tenderness
MTrP: Critical Clinical Features
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– An Active TrP refers pain in a pattern characteristic of that muscle
• Usually to a site distant to the TrP
– Latent TrPs also refer pain on pressure but usually require more pressure to do so
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3a. Elicited Referred Pain and/or Tenderness
MTrP: Critical Clinical Features
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Helpful clinic resources:
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– An Active trigger point (TrP) may cause restricted range of motion of the involved muscle when it is put into stretch
• Example: Inability to fully turn head to the right with a trigger point in the right upper trapezius
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3b. Restricted Range of Motion
MTrP: Critical Clinical Features
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Digital pressure on, or needling of the tender spot induces / reproduces some of the patient’s pain complaint and is recognized by the patient as being some or all of his or her pain
This finding by definition identifies an Active trigger point This replication of the patient’s pain may require sustained
pressure (5 - 60 seconds) on the TrP
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4. Pain Recognition
MTrP: Critical Clinical Features
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Class Participation: MFP Diagnostic
1. Turn to your neighbor. With permission, palpate the upper trapezius along the mid-belly. With a pincer grasp locate the region of maximal tension/taut band/knot.
2. While maintaining attention on your partner (watch their reaction) gentlysqueeze on the knot for 5-10 seconds, (if they are grimacing, you can back-off).
3. Ask if there was a pain referral? (lateral neck around ear to temple region or angle of the jaw).
4. Now partners switch and repeat steps 1-3.
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Active ROM: • Looking for:
•Restricted ROM •Pain (where?)
ROM: CERVICAL SPINE
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NECK ROM INTERPRETATION
• Example: Neck pain, esp. R side – SIDEBENDING to left caused pain in
the right supraclavicular region. • Which muscles could be involved?
– Now check ROTATION. • Symptoms get worse/are more
restricted in rotation to the right. • Where is it painful/restricted? • What muscles could be involved?
– Upper Trap and SCM tight when turning toward them;
– Levator tight when turning away
– Can also have patient point to where it feels tight/painful.
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Ouch!
Ouch!
Lev.Scap?Up.Trap?SCM?
Ouch!
Upper Trap or SCM pattern of restriction
Levator scappattern of restriction
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ROM: CERVICAL SPINE
Step 1. Sidebend: is there a restriction?• If yes, proceed to step 2.
Step 3. Rotate: is there a restriction?
Step 2: ASK ‘Where it is tight?’If they are restricted in one direction and feel it is tight on the opposite side it is a musculotendinous pattern• Ex: sidebending L, tight on R
Step 4: Ask ‘Where do you feel the restriction/tightness?’
Ouch!
Active ROM: Looking for: •Restricted ROM? •Pain/Pull (where?)
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Specific Treatment of Active TrPs
• Active MTrPs can be treated fully with OMT & stretching.
• They may need the following additional treatments, which can be exceptionally helpful:– Ischemic Compression– Spray and Stretch– Needling of the TrP with
lidocaine infiltration
Trigger point injection
Spray and Stretch
Ischemic compression
Self Stretching
OMT
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Spray… & Stretch
Classic Treatments of Active MTrP:
TrP Injection
Ischemic Compression
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Myofascial Trigger Points
What if they do not have all 4 criteria?
1. Palpable Band or Taut Band
2. Spot Tenderness
3. a. Elicited Referred Pain and/or Tenderness
-AND/OR-
b. Restricted Range of Motion
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• Diagnosis: LatentMyofascial TrP
• How do you treat that?
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Trigger point injection
Spray and Stretch
Ischemic compression
Self Stretching
OMT
Specific Treatment of ANY (Latent or Active) Myofascial TrPs• OMT: ▫ Inactivate MTrP: Indirect: Counterstrain, FPR, MFR,
etc. ▫ Manually stretch muscle with TrP: Muscle Energy
▫ OMT: for other Relevant S.D. e.g. segmental S.D.s (innervation), bony attachments (origin/insertion) joints spanned/moved by muscle
• Self Stretch: (later…)
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Latent
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OMT APPROACHWhere do you begin? What do you treat?
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OMT FOR MTrP WORKSHOP
• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch TrP• Self-stretch for TrP • OMT: Key S.D.
OMS II
I’m ready
for you MTrPs!
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Counterstrain and MFP
Harmon Myers, D.O. • “The most striking phenomenon to me is that
clinically, the Counterstrain method of treatment – in the great majority of cases – is successful in relieving the pain when applied to myofascial Tender Points.” – Harmon Myers, 2005
• Myers used Jones’ Counterstrain to treat myofascial pain, and used the myofascial patterns of pain to determine what to treat.
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Inactivate the TrP: Counterstrain
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SCM CSUpper Trap CS
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Manual Stretch: KEY UE Muscles
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Pectoral Traction
Levator Scap S/CS SCM S/CS
SCM stretch
Upper Trap S/CS
Thoracic Inlet Levator Scap StretchUpper Trap Stretch
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Self Stretches:
Ex: Stretching Of The Upper Trapezius(Example: Handout for Patient)
Maximally isolate and gently stretch muscle1. Same side hand holds-on to chair2. Lean-away from tight muscle – this
locks shoulder girdle down to initiate stretch
3. With opposite hand use fingertip pressure on top of head to bring ear away from side being stretched
4. Slightly flex head forward then turn face back to side being stretched
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Self Stretches:
42Upper Trap SCM
Levator Scap
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• Intro, Definition, • Causes of MFP• Diagnosis of MFP• Neck ROM Assessment• Standard treatment of MFP• OMT: inactivate TrP• Manual stretch (ME) of TrP• Self-stretch for common S.D. • OMT: Key S.D.
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Relationship between SDs and MTrPs
• Janet Travel M.D. believed that trigger points are much better released when treating related S.D. – e.g. Psoas or QL trigger points and the
importance of treating lumbar segmental S.D. (FRS, ERS, etc.)
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OSTEOPATHIC STRUCTURAL EXAM:
• OA, AA• Lower cervicals • Thoracic inlet • Upper Thoracics, upper rib cage• Thoracic or Lumbar Scoliosis• Sacrum • Leg-length discrepancy• Fascial restrictions• Muscle tightness/imbalance
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Upper Thoracics or Rib S.D.s
Thoracic Inlet Rotation Thoracic Inlet Sidebending
Occipito Atlanto (OA)
Atlanto Axial (AA)
Lower Cervicals
OMT: CRITICAL S.D.’S FOR ANY NECK CONDITION
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CONCLUSION
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MFPS) is a significant source of disability and pain in many patients
• It is often confused with other conditions• It is extremely common and can present itself
undiagnosed for years• With OMT we can resolve some of the
common causes, the and the S.D.s related to MTrPs.
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Drew Lewis, DO, FAAOFAOCPMR, FNAOME
Interim Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manual Medicine
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Des Moines University, COM
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Osteopathic Approach to Treating Myofascial Pain Related To Neck
Pain and Headaches
Joe Figueroa, DO, OMM/NMM, FAOCPMR Department of Osteopathic
Manual Medicine Assistant Professor, College of
Osteopathic MedicineDes Moines University, COM
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