Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is related with overuse or misuse of muscle groups. Micro-traumas, overstretching and psychological stress are other etiological factors. Torture has been a common practice used by security forces in many countries, including Turkey. Most traumatic physical torture methods are beating, hanging by the arms and feet, falanga, electric shock, and positional traumas. Also blindfolding, death threat, mock execution, etc. cause severe psychological stress. This study aims to present cases with torture history and myofascial pain syndrome, and discuss about the causes attributed to torture trauma.
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