Spine Medicine – Trigger Points for Spine Pain and Assessing the Literature for the Spine Physiatrist-Spine Medicine – Trigger Points for Spine Pain and Assessing the Literature for the Spine Physiatrist

Spine Medicine – Trigger Points for Spine Pain and Assessing the Literature for the Spine Physiatrist

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The Spine Community Session was held to discuss various topics related to spine pain. The session included a poll to determine the participants' location of practice, as well as agenda items such as a point-counterpoint session on trigger points for spine pain. The session also offered a breakout room activity for networking and a presentation on assessing the literature for spine physiatrists. The session highlighted the controversy and differing opinions regarding trigger point injections for treating spine pain. One speaker argued that trigger points are real and discussed the diagnostic criteria and evidence-based guidelines supporting their existence and treatment. The other speaker presented a critical appraisal of trigger point injections, highlighting the lack of consensus, inconsistent terminology, and controversy surrounding trigger points and myofascial pain. The final presenter discussed the Mint Trials, a large randomized control trial that examined different treatment approaches for spine pain. The presenter emphasized the importance of critically evaluating study design, patient selection, procedure technique, control interventions, data analysis, and interpreting results when reviewing clinical outcome papers. Overall, the session provided a platform for discussion and exploration of different perspectives on spine pain treatment.

Keywords

Spine Community Session

spine pain

poll

point-counterpoint session

trigger points

breakout room activity

literature assessment

controversy

evidence-based guidelines

myofascial pain

Mint Trials

treatment approaches