Research Article

Myelinated Afferents Are Involved in Pathology of the Spontaneous Electrical Activity and Mechanical Hyperalgesia of Myofascial Trigger Spots in Rats

Table 1

Mechanical pain thresholds at MTrSs/non-MTrSs at different time before and after TTX injection.

Time (min)MTrSs Non-MTrSs
Mean (g) SD (g)Mean (g) SD (g)

0235.5020.05415.0015.22
5300.1014.63379.0013.74
15343.0013.12423.4015.63
30369.909.94431.3010.70

“#” represents, before the TTX injection, MPTs at MTrSs were significantly lower than those at non-MTrSs (). “@” represents, 5 min, 15 min, and 30 min after the TTX injection, MPTs at MTrSs increased significantly (). “” represents, 5 min after the TTX injection, MPTs at non-MTrSs were lower than those before the injection (). “!” represents, 15 min and 30 min after the TTX injection, MPTs at non-MTrSs were higher than those at non-MTrSs before injection, but the differences did not reach the significant level (). “&” represents, 30 min after TTX injection, MPTs at MTrSs were significantly lower than those at non-MTrSs ().