On the Internet, we've read a great deal of false information about myofascial pain syndromes, trigger points, and myofascial therapy. So, patients are just supposed to learn to live with trigger point pain. An expert myofascial therapist can quickly inactivate the myofascial trigger points of most patients. Inactivating the points abruptly stops the patients' pain.
More ingenuity is required to free some fibromyalgia patients from trigger point pain.
Some fibromyalgia patients must recover normal metabolism through metabolic rehab before they're trigger point pain is permanently relieved. Still, however, a skilled myofascial therapist can keep fibromyalgia patients' trigger point pain under control until the patients' metabolism becomes normal. Myofascial therapy has for many years been one of the mainstays of our clinical practice. Because of this, we believe patients, doctors, and therapists should have access to scientifically accurate information of practical value on myofascial pain syndromes and their treatment. Our earnest hope is that the information will enable patients to get effective treatment for their myofascial trigger points.