Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS) is a chronic pain that persists for more than three months after a surgical breast procedure. It has 11-70% incidence in patients that underwent a breast surgery. It consists of mixed pain, frequently associated with myofascial pain, an specific type of muscular pain. Trigger point injections (TPI) are classically used for the treatment of myofascial pain in other painful conditions. However, there are no controlled trials assessing the efficacy of TPI in the treatment of PMPS. The intervention objective is to assess the efficacy of TPI in patients with PMPS, when associated with a comprehensive rehabilitation program and pain management.
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Visual Numeric Scale (VNS) for pain in 3 months
Timeframe: 3 months
Trigger-points
Timeframe: 1 month
Trigger-points
Timeframe: 3 months
Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT)
Timeframe: 1 month
Pressure Pain Threshold
Timeframe: 3 months