Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Sign/Symptoms
Joints Stiff Muscle Aches Muscle Tightening Pain Muscle (Myalgia)

Drugs
Paracetamol Tramadol

Treatments
Medical Procedure Low-Level Laser Therapy No Recommendation Very Low Evidence Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) No Recommendation Low Evidence Transcutaneous Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation No Recommendation Low Evidence Splinting Alternative Therapies Magnetic Therapy No Recommendation Very Low Evidence Neural Therapy No Recommendation Very Low Evidence Lifestyle Changes Avoid Jaw Clenching or Teeth Grinding Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Wear Mouthguard Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Medical Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Splinting Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Transcutaneous Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation No Recommendation Low Evidence

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Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Transcutaneous Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation(There is not enough evidence supporting the role of TENS in chronic pain therapy)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Osteopathy:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (Available scientific evidence does not support Osteopathy as helpful alone in chronic pain)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Neural Therapy:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (no reliable clinical studies have been done to support Neural Therapies role in reducing chronic pain)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Magnetic Therapy:

Recommendation: no recommendation (Clinical trials regarding Magnetic Therapy treating back pain have yielded mixed results)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Low-Level Laser Therapy:

Recommendation: no recommendation (Studies reporting the effects of low level laser therapy on back pain have shown mixed results)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Chiropractic:

Recommendation: weakly in favor (many studies have shown that Chiropractic is effective in treating back pain)

Grade of Evidence: moderate quality of evidence

Acupuncture:

Recommendation: weakly in favor (There is some evidence that suggest that Acupuncture may decrease the need for pain medication)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

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