A nursing assessment on a patient experiencing myofascial pain is most likely to reveal:
A) a feeling of pins and needles.
B) constant pain.
C) pain aggravated by cold.
D) taut muscle band.
D) taut muscle band.
Explanation: A) Myofascial pain syndrome is a regional pain syndrome characterized by discrete trigger point, localized areas of deep muscle tenderness or hyperirritability, and a pattern of referred pain that may be localized or remote from the trigger point. Symptoms of myofascial pain include a taut or hard muscle band, a twitch or local contraction of muscle band on stimulation, restricted range of motion, and referred pain.
B) Myofascial pain syndrome is a regional pain syndrome characterized by discrete trigger point, localized areas of deep muscle tenderness or hyperirritability, and a pattern of referred pain that may be localized or remote from the trigger point. Symptoms of myofascial pain include a taut or hard muscle band, a twitch or local contraction of muscle band on stimulation, restricted range of motion, and referred pain.
C) Myofascial pain syndrome is a regional pain syndrome characterized by discrete trigger point, localized areas of deep muscle tenderness or hyperirritability, and a pattern of referred pain that may be localized or remote from the trigger point. Symptoms of myofascial pain include a taut or hard muscle band, a twitch or local contraction of muscle band on stimulation, restricted range of motion, and referred pain.
D) Myofascial pain syndrome is a regional pain syndrome characterized by discrete trigger point, localized areas of deep muscle tenderness or hyperirritability, and a pattern of referred pain that may be localized or remote from the trigger point. Symptoms of myofascial pain include a taut or hard muscle band, a twitch or local contraction of muscle band on stimulation, restricted range of motion, and referred pain.
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