A clinical reference companion to
Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction:
The Trigger Point Manual (2nd ed.)
PainWiki is an educational resource under active development and has not been validated for clinical use. The content on this site — including all diagnostic algorithms, decision support tools, and clinical descriptions — is intended solely for educational and research purposes.
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PainWiki is an interactive reference being built chapter by chapter alongside Travell & Simons' foundational text. It provides structured muscle-by-muscle entries, referred pain pattern diagrams, and an experimental diagnostic decision support system for myofascial pain syndromes.
This site contains original clinical commentary and interpretive notes derived from the author's own study of Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual (2nd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins). It does not reproduce text from that work. Full attribution is given throughout.
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