Definition of neuropathic pain The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines neuropathic pain as pain related to an injury or disease affecting the somatosensory system. It therefore does not have the same
Anatomical reminder Description It is made up of 3 groups of fibres: At the top, muscle fibers insert on the first rib and join behind the scapula. Intermediate, groups of fibers are inserted on the
A new concept: Cicatricial neuropathy. The most misunderstood and yet the most frequent of the neuropathies responsible for neuropathic pain. Indeed, a recent study carried out by a Parisian pain center finds an incidence between
Anatomical reminder From the surface to the depth we find: –The gastrocnemius muscle composed of two heads, medial and lateral (former internal and external twin). It is inserted, proximally, on the posterior distal end of
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