What Is Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
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4. Diagnosis
When you visit your doctor for help with lingering pain, he or she can conduct a physical exam and probably apply gentle pressure to the painful area, looking for knots in your muscles and evaluating your body’s response.
Your doctor can also ask questions about the origin and duration of your symptoms, such as how long you have experienced the pain, what were the circumstances of its onset, what makes the pain better or worse, and what treatments you have already tried. Although there are no imaging or blood tests available to diagnose myofascial pain syndrome, your doctor may order such tests to rule out other causes.
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