Quote Originally Posted by thomas bibu View Post
hi sagar,

well, I really had problems the other day to format the text into three divisions
eg. C/features******Fibromyalgia*******MPS.

what I really meant is tenderness & not tender points. perhaps the reason why I made that mistake is because of the cut and paste technique, please excuse!

retrospectively with tenderness what I mean is not local but diffuse tenderness of the muscle (FM), unlike only on certain points or in other words trigger points (MPS).

hope it is clear now.

cheers,

thomas

Thanks for clarifying.

I got confused because both Tenderness and Trigger Points were mentioned.

Still I think explanation for tenderness and trigger points in not too convincing.

As you have mentioned trigger points and tenderness are both same. When tenderness is local it is called trigger points. {This is what I interprete from your lines marked in red above.}

Both are different terms and can't be used interchangeably.

Definition of Trigger Point - Trigger points are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. (Wikipedia)

Compression of a trigger point may elicit local tenderness, referred pain, or local twitch response.

Definition of Tenderness - Pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched. (Wikipedia)

You might wanted to say same thing but the sentence reads to me the other way. So just wanted to make sure.

Cheers for PHYSICAL THERAPY,