Myotendopathy

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A Myotendopathie describes that both muscles and tendons or fascia pain. These areas are also often sensitive to pressure or stimuli. If these symptoms affect several areas of the body, the term fibromyalgia or z. B. Generalized tendomyopathy used. It is always crucial that the overall structure, consisting of muscles, connective tissue , vessels and nerves, is affected as a whole. The disease names used for this are numerous because of the currently still existing scientific questions, such as tendomyopathy, myofascial pain syndrome, tendomyalgia. Because of the great, also socio-economic significance of these health disorders, intensive research is being carried out.

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  • W. Müller: Generalized tendomyopathy; Springer-Verlag, 2013 p. 26.
  • J. Heisel, J. Jerosch, Pain Therapy for the Holding and Movement Organs; Springer-Verlag, 2007 p. 148
  • J. Travell, D. Simons manual of muscle trigger points: Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, 2000 p. 18.

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