A Control, Double-Blind Comparison of Mepivacaine Injection Versus Saline Injection for Myofascial Pain

Chapter 4 European guidelines for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain

“…One systematic review was found (Nelemans et al One of these studies concerned acute pain (Frost et al 1980) and another examined both lumbar and cervical triggerpoints (Hameroff et al 1981). These two were therefore not considered further.…”

Management of Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

“…17 Despite these encouraging results, which, in retrospect, were likely due to the effect of the needle rather than the saline injected through it, no further interest seems to have been taken in the technique until 1980, when Frost compared the effect of injecting saline with that of the longacting local anaesthetic mepivacaine into MTrPs. 18 Frost had decided to use saline in one of the two groups on the assumption that it would have no www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/aimintro.htm more than a placebo effect. He was therefore surprised to find that 76% of patients in the saline group had pain relief, in contrast with 57% in the local anaesthetic group.…”

Síndrome de dolor miofascial del suelo pélvico: una patología urológica muy frecuente

“…Los autores se sorprenden por la alta efectividad del tratamiento y su escaso manejo por otros profesionales 8 . No obstante, no hay evidencia de que los corticoides asociados a los anesté sicos mejoren la respuesta clínica con respecto al uso ú nico de los anesté sicos locales 44 .…”