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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Dental pains

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Temporal muscle Digastric muscle Masseter muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the levator scapula ABONNE LIBRE

Anatomical reminder The levator scapula attaches above to the transverse processes of the first 4 cervical vertebrae and below to the superomedial angle of the scapula. Its role is: to elevate the medial aspect of

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Face and jaw pain

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Masseter muscle Lateral pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle Digastric muscle Trapezius muscle

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Eye and eyebrow pain

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Temporal muscle   Masseter muscle   Orbicularis muscle of the eye  

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Toothache

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Temporal muscle               Digastric muscle  

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Anterior neck pain

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Digastric muscle Medial pterygoid muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Posterior neck pain

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Trapezius muscle Multifidus and semispinatus muscles Splenius muscle of the neck Levator

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Ear and temporomandibular joint pain

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Masseter muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle Lateral pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Pain in the front (front) part of the head

Here is the list of muscles potentially responsible for these pains, a link can be selected for more details on a particular muscle: Occipito-frontal muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle Semispinatus muscle Zygomaticus major muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Pain in the temporal part of the head

A number of muscles in the neck and head can be responsible for pain referred to the temporal part of the head. Trapezius muscle Splenius muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle Temporal muscle Suboccipital muscles Semispinatus muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Pain in the back of the head

The following muscles may be responsible for pain in the back of the head: Trapezius muscle Semispinatus muscle Splenius muscle of the neck Suboccipital muscles Occipito-frontal muscle Sternocleidomastoid muscle Digastric muscle Temporal muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Vertex pain of muscular origin

Two muscles can cause vertex pain: Sternocleidomastoid muscle Splenius capitis muscle

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Muscle pain in the head and neck

Choose a clickable area on the following diagrams corresponding to the painful area:

Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the lateral pterygoid muscle

Anatomical reminder The lateral pterygoid muscle is made up of 2 heads. The upper head inserts, posteriorly, on the capsule of the temporomandibular joint and on the articular disc, anteriorly on the sphenoid bone. The

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the medial pterygoid muscle

Anatomical reminder The muscle is inserted at the bottom on the internal face of the mandible, moves forward inwards and attaches at the top to the lateral plate of the pterygoid process (on the diagram

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the suboccipital muscles.

Anatomical reminder 1- splenius of the head (sectioned). 2- semi-spinous (sectioned) 3- longissimus of the head (sectioned) 4- superior oblique of the head 5- posterior rectus minor 6- posterior rectus capitis 7- inferior oblique of

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the semispinatus of the head, neck and multifidus of the neck

Anatomical reminder 1- Trapezius (sectioned) 2- Splenius of the head (sectioned) 3- Semi-spinous of the head 4- Longissimus of the head 5-rotators 6- Thoracic multifidus The semi-spinatus of the neck is not represented. For the

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the head and neck splenius

It is composed of an upper part, the splenius muscle of the head, and a lower part, the splenius muscle of the neck: They lie directly under the trapezius muscle. 1- semi-spinous of the head.

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial trapezius syndrome

Anatomical reminder The trapezius muscle consists of 3 parts: upper, middle and lower. The anatomical insertions of the two trapezius form a diamond extending from the occiput to the T12 vertebra. Laterally, it attaches to

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

The posterior muscles of the neck

The muscles of the posterior part of the neck are divided into 4 layers from the surface to the depth by: – The trapeze – The splenius of the head and neck – The semispinatus

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial scalene muscle syndrome

Anatomy The scalene muscles are 4 in number. From front to back the anterior scalene muscle, the middle scalene muscle, the posterior scalene muscle and the lesser scalene muscle. They are partially covered in front

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Occipito-frontal myofascial syndrome ABONNE LIBRE

Composition du muscle occipito-frontal. Anatomy of the occipitofrontalis muscle. This muscle is composed of an anterior frontal part and an occipital part (in red). They are attached to an aponeurosis which covers the skull (in

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Myofascial syndrome of the muscles of the face ABONNE

The muscles of the face are: Orbicularis muscle of the eye, The zygomatic muscle, The platysma muscle. Myofascial syndromes of the muscles of the face give pain referred to the latter. Orbicularis oculi muscle (in

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Guide to pain of myofascial origin

Head and neck muscles ABONNE LIBRE

List of head muscles and their associated myofascial syndrome : The temporalis muscle The masseter muscle The digastric muscle The occipito-frontal muscles. Dental pain of muscular origin. The facial muscles. The lateral pterygoid muscle The

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Post operative chronic pain