Relationship between muscle spindles and myofascial trigger spots according to Hoffmann reflex pathway and tissue morphology characteristics in a rat model.

DISCUSSION: Compared with normal muscles, the H-reflex myoelectrical activity was enhanced and some muscle spindles might have been influenced by active MTrSs. Thus, muscle spindles may play an important role in the pathological mechanism underlying myofascial trigger points.
PMID: 31948263 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - January 15, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Liu L, Huang QM, Liu QG, Nguyen TT, Yan JQ, Bo CZ Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research