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Simple vacuum cup to identify the primary myofascial restriction: the root cause of pain elsewhere
- Source :
- BMJ Case Rep
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2021.
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Abstract
- Identification of the primary source of pain determines the success of musculoskeletal pain management. A detailed history and physical examination are the current gold standards for identifying musculoskeletal pain source in day-to-day clinical practice. This process, at times, may potentially result in inadequate/inappropriate identification of the pain source. In this case report, we present the usefulness of a simple and inexpensive vacuum cup. We found that this accurately identified the primary pain source, distant from and unrelated to the site of pain presentation in a 30-year-old man with back pain. Routine use of this simple technique in conjunction with the regular musculoskeletal examination may better identify primary restrictions in the body tissues. Based on our experience, we propose that this approach has the potential to offer better outcomes in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain in the future.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Musculoskeletal pain
medicine.medical_specialty
Vacuum
Case Report
Physical examination
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal examination
Back pain
medicine
Humans
Pain Management
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
030222 orthopedics
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
General Medicine
Root cause
Clinical Practice
Back Pain
Physical therapy
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1757790X
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....56d9125e07a0e3f74df1b2dd0365ea7f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240214