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myofascial pain

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myofascial pain,
jaw muscle distress associated with chewing or exercise of the masticatory muscles.

myofascial pain (mīˈ·ō·fāˑ·shē·l pānˑ),
n a condition characterized by localized and radiating muscle pains. Often confused with fibromyalgia. See also fibromyalgia.

myofascial pain,
n pain associated with inflammation or irritation of muscle or of the fascia surrounding the muscle.
myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPD),
n a subset of the temporomandibular disorder (TMD) that presents with the triad of symptoms of unilateral pain in the muscles of mastication, clicking of the joint, and limitation of movement but without clinical or radiographic evidence of organic changes in the joint and a lack of tenderness in the joint when palpated from the external auditory meatus.


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