Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome

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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2021; 9(9): 2077-2089
Published online Mar 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i9.2077

Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome

Qi-Wang Cao, Bao-Gan Peng, Lin Wang, You-Qing Huang, Dong-Lin Jia, Hao Jiang, Yan Lv, Xian-Guo Liu, Rong-Guo Liu, Ying Li, Tao Song, Wen Shen, Ling-Zhi Yu, Yong-Jun Zheng, Yan-Qing Liu, Dong Huang

Qi-Wang Cao, Department of Algology, The Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410016, Hunan Province, China

Bao-Gan Peng, Department of Orthopedics, The Third Medical Center, General Hospital of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Beijing 100039, China

Lin Wang, Department of Algology, Affiliate Hospital of the Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, Guizhou Province, China

You-Qing Huang, Department of Algology, The Second Affiliate Hospital of the Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, Yunnan Province, China

Dong-Lin Jia, Department of Algology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100083, China

Hao Jiang, Department of Algology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China

Yan Lv, Department of Algology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China

Xian-Guo Liu, Department of Physiology and Pain Research Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510089, Guangdong Province, China

Rong-Guo Liu, Department of Algology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Shengli Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China

Ying Li, Department of Algology, Affiliate Hospital of the Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China

Tao Song, Department of Algology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China

Wen Shen, Department of Algology, Affiliate Hospital of the Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221006, Jiangsu Province, China

Ling-Zhi Yu, Department of Algology, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250013, Shandong Province, China

Yong-Jun Zheng, Department of Algology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China

Yan-Qing Liu, Department of Algology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China

Dong Huang, Department of Algology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410001, Hunan Province, China

Author contributions: Cao QW, Huang D and Liu YQ reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Wang L, Huang YQ, Jia DL, Jiang H, Lv Y, Liu XG, Liu RG, Li Y and Peng BG reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript; Song T, Shen W, Yu LZ and Zheng YJ were responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted; Liu YQ and Huang D are considered as co-corresponding authors.

Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.

Corresponding author: Dong Huang, MD, Professor, Department of Algology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 138 Tongzi Slope Road, Yuelu District, Changsha 410001, China. huangdong6619@vip.163.com

Received: November 30, 2020
Peer-review started: November 30, 2020
First decision: January 27, 2021
Revised: February 2, 2021
Accepted: March 9, 2021
Article in press: March 9, 2021
Published online: March 26, 2021
Processing time: 115 Days and 3.9 Hours

Abstract

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is characterized by myofascial trigger points and fascial constrictions. At present, domestic and foreign scholars have not reached a consensus on the etiology and pathogenesis of MPS. Due to the lack of specific laboratory indicators and imaging evidence, there is no unified diagnostic criteria for MPS, making it easy to confuse with other diseases. The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain organized domestic experts to formulate this Chinese Pain Specialist Consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of MPS. This article reviews relevant domestic and foreign literature on the definition, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, diagnostic criteria and treatments of MPS. The consensus is intended to normalize the diagnosis and treatment of MPS and be used by first-line doctors, including pain physicians to manage patients with MPS.

Keywords: Myofascial pain syndrome; Myofascial trigger points; Diagnosis; Treatment; Consensus; Pathogenesis

Core Tip: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) refers to a type of chronic pain syndrome that recurs in muscles, fascia or related soft tissues and can be accompanied by obvious emotional disorders or dysfunctions. At present, domestic and foreign scholars have not reached a consensus on the etiology and pathogenesis of MPS. Due to the lack of specific laboratory indicators and imaging evidence, there is no unified diagnostic criteria for MPS, making it easy to confuse with other diseases. The consensus is intended to normalize the diagnosis and treatment of MPS and be used by first-line doctors to manage patients with MPS.