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MeSH Heading: Trigger Points
Tree Number(s): A01.947
Unique ID: D061028
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061028
Annotation: for trigger point injections, coordinate with INJECTIONS or specifics
Scope Note: Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.
Entry Term(s): Trigger Area; Trigger Point
Previous Indexing: Myofascial Pain Syndromes (1984-2011)
See Also: Acupuncture Points
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

embryology (EM)

growth & development (GD)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

virology (VI)

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