Active myofascial trigger points in head and neck muscles of patients with chronic tension-type headache in two primary health care units in Tshwane

Background: The management of patients presenting with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) can be challenging for primary health care practitioners. As with most chronic pain disorders, a multimodal management approach is frequently required. It has been postulated that myofascial pain syndrome (MP...

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Published in:	South African Family Practice
Main Authors:	K. Joseph, S. A. Hitchcock, H. P. Meyer, M. M. Geyser, P. J. Becker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2016-08-01
Subjects:	chronic pain disorders chronic tension type headache (ctth) myofascial pain syndrome (mps) myofascial trigger points (mtrps) primary headache
Online Access:	https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5441