Research article
Discrepancy between prevalence and perceived effectiveness of treatment methods in myofascial pain syndrome: Results of a cross-sectional, nationwide survey
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* Corresponding author: Dominik Irnich dominik.irnich@med.uni-muenchen.de
Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:32 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-32
Published: 11 February 2010Additional files
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Questionnaire on myofascial pain. Please find detailed description of the questionnaire within the manuscript.
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Table S1 - Demographic and participants characteristics (mean ± SD or in %). Table S1 provides the demographic data of physicians dealing with myofascial pain: age, gender, field of specialisation, subspecialisation, employment centre and status of specialisation. We asked for the physician's average number of treated myofascial pain patients (Treatment ratio) and the number of patients referred to specialised pain centres (Referral Ratio). Data are expressed as mean ± SD or as total count (n) and in percent (%).
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Table S2 - Estimated prevalence (mean ± SD). Table S2 provides the physician estimated importance of myofascial pain in the general population on a six-point scale (with 1 being a "very common problem"). Additionally the physician estimated prevalence of active trigger points in the general population and their respective patients in percent (%) is given. Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
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Table S3 - Prescription Rate of Treatment Options (in %). Table S3 indicates the physician estimated prescription rate of different therapeutic options in the treatment of myofascial pain. Data are expressed in percent (%). TENS: transcutaneous electrical stimulation.
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Table S4 - Ratings (1-6) of treatment options (mean ± SD). Table S4 indicates the physician estimated efficacy of different therapeutic options in the treatment of myofascial pain on a 6-fold scale (with 1 being "excellently effective" and 6 being "ineffective"). Data are expressed as mean ± SD. TENS: transcutaneous electrical stimulation.
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