What is Myofascial Pain?

Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic local or regional musculoskeletal pain disorder that may involve either a single muscle or a muscle group. The pain may be of a burning, stabbing, aching or nagging quality.

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What do patients take to treat Myofascial Pain and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Cyclobenzaprine
(APO-Cyclobenzaprine, Tensodox, PMS-Cyclobenzaprine, Fexmid)
7

These charts show data from Myofascial Pain patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Myofascial Pain at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
92% Females
8% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 33
20-29 yrs 61
30-39 yrs 76
40-49 yrs 40
50-59 yrs 15
60-69 yrs 3
70+ yrs 1
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 252
Not Officially Diagnosed 39

These charts show data from Myofascial Pain patients who have completed their condition history