trigger points

Preferred Label : trigger points;

MeSH definition : Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.;

MeSH synonym : point, trigger; points, trigger; trigger point;

Related MeSH term : trigger area; Area, Trigger; Areas, Trigger; Trigger Areas;

MeSH annotation : for trigger point injections, coordinate with INJECTIONS or specifics;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger points;

Details

Origin ID

D061028;

UMLS CUI

C0458343;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Initiator [NCIt concept]
- Provoked by (attribute) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Myofascial trigger point (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Trigger point [LOINC part]
- Trigger zone (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- trigger point [Radlex concept]
- trigger zone [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- trigger area [MeSH concept]
- trigger points [MeSH concept]
See also
- acupuncture points [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Location or Region [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Myofascial trigger point (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Trigger point [LOINC part]
- Trigger points [MedDRA Preferred Term]

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