{"id":7499,"date":"2019-06-28T07:01:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T07:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/?p=7499"},"modified":"2021-04-19T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T13:24:04","slug":"14-most-common-symptoms-of-myofascial-pain-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/14-most-common-symptoms-of-myofascial-pain-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Most Common Symptoms of Myofascial Pain Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Myofascial Pain Syndrome is a rarer health condition that affects thousands of people across the world every year, and you might be one of them if you experience any of the symptoms that appear on this list such as area-specific pain in the muscles or knotted muscles that you can see or feel under the skin.
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Other symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome include insomnia as a related condition when the pain keeps you from sleeping at night, and more research shows that the condition might sometimes accompany other health conditions we didn\u2019t know about ten years before such as fibromyalgia and stress conditions \u2013 in these cases, associated muscle tension can cause myofascial pain syndrome.
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The condition can be managed but has to be diagnosed before proper treatment can be recommended. Treatments that help for regular muscle cramps often won\u2019t help with myofascial pain syndrome.
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Here are 8 of the most common symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome.  <\/strong>
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1. Area-Specific Muscle Pain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Muscle pain that\u2019s specific to one area (called a \u201ctrigger point\u201d) can be one of the first signs and symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome, and it\u2019s often one of the most common ones that people with the condition will experience.
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This can happen due to inflammation <\/a>from infections, viruses, and conditions like arthritis, or it might happen due to a specific injury or repetitive motion that causes the inflammation in the muscle.
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It\u2019s different from a regular sprain in the sense that the muscle pain associated with myofascial pain syndrome is often chronic, and conventional sprain treatments like applying heat won\u2019t help to relieve symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome in the same way.
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In the case of myofascial pain syndrome, a muscle knot might also appear in the affected area, although also oftentimes not \u2013 this doesn\u2019t happen in all cases, though the pain will be present in almost all.
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2. Repeated Chronic Pain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chronic pain is a common symptom that can be associated with potentially thousands of conditions out there, and there are far too many to list here. It\u2019s a symptom that should be considered with any other symptoms experienced at the same time taken into account and reported to your doctor as thoroughly as possible.
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The type of pain also matters when it comes to telling your doctor about it \u2013 a stabbing pain is different from a throbbing type of pain, for example, and the same pain doesn\u2019t necessarily signal the same thing when combined with other symptoms.
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Pain experienced with a diagnosis of myofascial pain syndrome is often focused on the affected muscle <\/a>and often goes together with swelling and knotted muscles as an associated symptom. The first thing people notice is that conventional muscle strain treatments (such as heat) might not help to ease the swelling.
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See your doctor.
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3. Knotted Muscle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Knotted muscles are the most common symptom of myofascial pain syndrome, and almost all diagnosed cases of the condition will have this as an associated symptom. The knots can often be felt or seen under the skin, and any knob or knot under the skin should always mean an immediate appointment with your doctor \u2013 sometimes there can be other conditions behind it such as cancer instead, or other symptoms might point towards myofascial pain syndrome<\/a>.
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Knots in the muscle when associated with myofascial pain syndrome often occur with repeated chronic pain that feels like muscle cramps or sharp stabs, and they usually have times when they occur as \u201cflare-ups\u201d of the condition.
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Treatments like applying heat or cold that would work for normal muscle strain often isn\u2019t effective when it comes to controlling myofascial pain. See your doctor if you notice any muscle knots or experience any kind of muscle pain, and never try to \u201crub out\u201d a muscle knot before you know what it is \u2013 sometimes it can point to a blood clot instead.
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4. Increased Muscle Injury Risk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most common symptoms as well as risk factors with myofascial pain syndrome include an increased risk of muscle injury<\/a>. If you have newly injured a muscle, then it could lead to myofascial pain syndrome \u2013 but this can happen even in older injuries, and myofascial pain syndrome that you already have been diagnosed with will put you at an increased risk of muscle injuries.
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Always rest the affected muscle as much as possible, and treat existing sprains and older nagging injuries with special care \u2013 especially in conditions like colder weather or light exercise where injuries can be considered more common and likely.
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Adapt your exercise routine and daily life to include less muscle strain if you know you have myofascial pain syndrome, and report to your doctor if you have been experiencing any symptoms such as muscle pain, weakness or increased injuries to joints or muscles that seem like they\u2019re happening \u201ceasier\u201d than they normally would.
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5. Stress and Stress-Related Conditions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot more research available regarding myofascial pain syndrome than there was several years ago, and this is a good thing when it comes to finding potential causes and treatments for the syndrome. One of the things that new research has helped to tell us is the fact that stress <\/a>and stress-related conditions can be tied to experiencing myofascial pain syndrome.
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Many stress and anxiety-related conditions regardless of their cause can have muscle knots as a related symptom, and some research believes this is due to the fact that tensing the muscles (and additional things like grinding the teeth at night) are anxiety-related conditions that can contribute to experiencing myofascial pain syndrome.
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If you have any stress-related conditions or suspect that anxiety is getting in the way of being able to live your life, find out more about coping techniques for anxiety and see an expert who can tell you how to better manage it.
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6. Fibromyalgia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fibromyalgia <\/a>is a health condition that affects thousands of people across the world every year, and you could be one of them if you are showing some symptoms that include regular issues with pain throughout the body \u2013 including in certain muscles, which can appear with knots.
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We know a lot more about both conditions today than we did ten or even five years ago, and ongoing research points to the fact that fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome might be very closely related conditions \u2013 if you know or suspect that you have one, speak to your doctor about the symptoms and possibility of both.
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The associated muscle pain can be managed, and while there\u2019s no current known cure for fibromyalgia or any of the other related conditions that can cause myofascial pain syndrome (like other connective tissue disorders), treatment and management are possible with the guidance of your doctor and usually small lifestyle or diet changes.  
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7. Typical Treatment is Ineffective<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are a few different things that set myofascial pain syndrome apart from experience normal muscle cramps or injury, and one of these things is the fact that treatments that would be effective for muscle strain or injury usually don\u2019t work to alleviate the pain or swelling associated with myofascial pain syndrome.
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When you have injured a muscle, it\u2019s always recommended to apply heat whether you have a myofascial syndrome or not: Applying heat can often make the immediate symptoms of injury go down \u2013 but if there\u2019s still pain or a knot in the affected muscle after this, then make an appointment with your doctor and speak about the possibility of the myofascial syndrome.
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This becomes truer if you display any other symptoms or risk factors <\/a>of the condition displayed on this list (such as fibromyalgia or connective tissue conditions) and also if you know of any family history of such conditions whether they were officially diagnosed during the family member\u2019s lifetime or not.
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8. Posture Issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

More research done on the causes of myofascial pain syndrome in recent years points towards the fact that posture <\/a>issues can be one of the associated conditions that might go along with myofascial-related pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A range of other associated conditions might cause issues with posture, and the list of possible conditions is vast and includes ones like neck or back injuries and chronic scoliosis (or curvature of the spine).
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The tension that these associated conditions might place on certain specific muscle areas can often be enough to cause or aggravate myofascial pain syndrome \u2013 and it\u2019s important to mention that this muscle tension can happen anywhere throughout the body in any muscles affected by the condition.
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Associated posture issues can be corrected with the use of special soles, shoe inserts, strengthening exercises such as yoga and overall posture adjustments. In extreme cases, spinal braces can be useful to manage posture-related conditions.
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