337 top medical experts on Myofascial Pain Syndromes across 50 countries and 36 U.S. states, including 176 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Myofascial Pain Syndromes: Muscular pain in numerous body regions that can be reproduced by pressure on trigger points, localized hardenings in skeletal muscle tissue. Pain is referred to a location distant from the trigger points. A prime example is the temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome.
  2. Clinical guidelines are the recommended starting point to understand initial steps and current protocols in any disease or procedure:
  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Muscular Diseases (3,414) and Narrower Categories: Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome (966).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 878 including 21 Active, 578 Completed, 92 Recruiting


  

        

                    


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  1. Lowder, Jerry L   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial  Review 
    Medical school: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (MD, 1999)
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 2 biomedical companies, totalling $29.44, including $29.44 from  BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
    Subjects: Pain Measurement; Pelvic Floor; Pelvic Floor Disorders; Pelvic Pain; Botulinum Toxins, Type A
    Categories: Diagnosis; Methods; Physiopathology; Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Etiology

  2. Gerwin, Robert D   Neurology   Google Publications
    Department of Neurology School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Trigger Points; Therapy, Soft Tissue; Botulinum Toxins; Chronic Pain; Facial Pain
    Categories: Epidemiology; Diagnosis; Methods; Physiopathology; Adverse Effects; Drug Therapy

  3. Roldan, Carlos J   Family Medicine   ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: .
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 98 biomedical companies, totalling $2,120.35, including $378.14 from  Amgen Inc.
    Subjects: Anesthetics, Local; Chronic Pain; Emergency Service, Hospital; Pain, Referred; Trigger Points
    Categories: Diagnosis; Therapy; Administration & Dosage

  4. Fregni, Felipe   Neurology  ClinicalTrials.gov Google Publications
    Spaulding Center of Neuromodulation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Top Hospital
    Subjects: Catastrophization; Cerebral Cortex; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Chronic Pain; Electric Stimulation Therapy
    Categories: Physiopathology; Therapy; Blood; Psychology; Methods; Physiology

  5. Stratton, Pamela   Obstetrics & Gynecology  Google Publications
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Clinical Center, Intramural Research Program NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (AbbVie Inc.) in 2021 for $3,334.5
    Subjects: Central Nervous System Sensitization; Endometriosis; Pelvic Pain; Chronic Pain
    Categories: Etiology; Complications

  6. Hoyte, Lennox   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery  Google Publications
    Department of Female Pelvic Floor Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
    Physician 
    Medical school: Stanford University School of Medicine (MD, 1995)
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 9 biomedical companies, totalling $786.33, including $561.33 from  Axonics, Inc.
    Subjects: Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors; Botulinum Toxins, Type A; Cystitis, Interstitial; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Pelvic Floor
    Categories: Physiopathology; Therapeutic Use; Therapy; Complications; Methods

  7. Rosenberger, William F   Ophthalmology  Google Publications
    Department of Statistics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA‖.
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1989)
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 4 biomedical companies, totalling $2,869.06, including $2,812.5 from  Amgen Inc.
    Subjects: Needles; Trigger Points; Acupuncture Therapy; Neck Pain; Pain Threshold
    Categories: Physiopathology; Therapy; Instrumentation; Physiology; Rehabilitation

  8. Anderson, Rodney U   Urology   Google Publications
    Stanford University School of Medicine, 574 Junipero Serra Blvd, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. . Top Hospital
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (AbbVie Inc.) in 2021 for $26.57
    Subjects: Pelvic Pain; Physical Therapy Modalities; Chronic Pain; Pelvic Floor; Trigger Points
    Categories: Complications; Physiology; Therapy

  9. Urits, Ivan   Pain Medicine   Google Publications
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: . Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 107 biomedical companies, totalling $12,165.68, including $8,509.27 from  Boston Scientific Corporation
    Subjects: Analgesics; Anesthetics, Local; Pain Management
    Categories: Administration & Dosage; Therapy; Methods; Physiopathology

  10. Thompson, Jeffrey M   Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation   Google Publications
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Subjects: Chronic Pain; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Exercise Therapy; Fibromyalgia; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Categories: Rehabilitation; Physiopathology; Diagnosis; Methods

  11. Huh, Billy K   Anesthesiology  Google Publications
    Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
    Physician  Clinical Trial 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 3 biomedical companies, totalling $143.56, including $132.36 from  BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
    Subjects: Anesthetics, Local; Chronic Pain; Pain, Referred; Trigger Points
    Categories: Diagnosis; Therapy; Administration & Dosage

  12. Masi, Alfonse T   Rheumatology   Google Publications
    University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL 61656, USA. Electronic address: .
    Physician 
    Subjects: Fascia; Lumbosacral Region; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Muscle, Skeletal; Physical Therapy Modalities
    Categories: Physiopathology; Physiology; Therapy; Rehabilitation

  13. Chelimsky, Thomas C   Neurology   Google Publications
    Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Physician 
    Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine (MD, 1983)
    Subjects: Cystitis, Interstitial; Pelvic Pain; Autonomic Nervous System; Urination Disorders
    Categories: Physiopathology; Complications; Etiology

  14. Meister, Melanie R   Obstetrics & Gynecology   Google Publications
    Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial  Review 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 6 biomedical companies, totalling $84.44, including $51.26 from  Allergan, Inc.
    Subjects: Pain Measurement; Pelvic Floor; Pelvic Floor Disorders; Pelvic Pain; Botulinum Toxins, Type A
    Categories: Diagnosis; Methods; Physiopathology; Therapeutic Use; Drug Therapy; Etiology

  15. Kaye, Alan D   Pain Medicine  Google Publications
    Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Department of Anesthesiology, Shreveport, LA, USA.
    Physician 
    Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine (MD, 1989)
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 10 biomedical companies, totalling $1,009.71, including $623.55 from  BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
    Subjects: Analgesics; Anesthetics, Local; Pain Management
    Categories: Administration & Dosage; Therapy; Methods; Physiopathology

  16. Dommerholt, Jan D   Google Publications
    Bethesda Physiocare, Inc., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
    Scientist  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial  Review 
    Subjects: Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Trigger Points; Pain Management; Therapy, Soft Tissue; Acupuncture Therapy
    Categories: Methods; Physiopathology; Therapy; Etiology; Complications; Epidemiology

  17. Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César   Google Publications
    Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
    Scientist  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Subjects: Trigger Points; Hyperalgesia; Muscle, Skeletal; Pain, Referred; Tension-Type Headache
    Categories: Physiopathology; Therapy; Etiology; Adverse Effects; Methods; Rehabilitation

  18. Shah, Jay P   Psychiatry  Google Publications
    Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center, Intramural Research Program NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (AbbVie Inc.) in 2021 for $14.85
    Subjects: Trigger Points; Muscle, Skeletal; Neck Pain; Needles; Acupuncture Therapy
    Categories: Physiopathology; Diagnostic Imaging; Etiology; Complications; Methods; Classification

  19. Arendt-Nielsen, Lars  Google Publications
    Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
    Scientist  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Clinical Trial 
    Subjects: Muscle, Skeletal; Trigger Points; Fibromyalgia; Hyperalgesia; Neck Pain
    Categories: Physiopathology; Etiology; Physiology; Complications; Diagnosis; Methods

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