TRIGGER POINTS & REFERRED PAIN

 

Myofascial trigger points are irritable tight spots in taut bands of muscle that are painful when pressed and may feel knotty to the touch. Myofascial refers to the body's soft tissue, comprised of muscles and the muscle fascia (or skin), which covers bones, muscle fibers and groups of muscles. Myofascial pain is often misdiagnosed and mistreated because the cause is typically not located in the same place where the pain is felt - this is called referred pain.

 

Once myofascial trigger points are activated, they may cause referred pain and dysfunction in various and disparate parts of the body unless treated by myofascial trigger point therapy."

 

Here are a few of the most common conditions caused by trigger points and myofascial dysfunction:

• Lower back & buttock pain
  
• Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
  
• Migraines
  
• Golfers & Tennis Elbow
  
• Tendonitis
  
• Rotator cuff injury
  
• TMJD
  
• Fibromyalgia
  
• Weak, painful grip
  
• Trigger Finger
  
• Sciatica
  
• Knee pain & dysfunction
  
• Restless Leg Syndrome
  
• Foot & ankle pain
  
• Joint pain & dysfunction

Trigger points and myofascial dysfunction may be caused or perpetuated by a variety of factors, including poor nutrition, accidents, over- or under-use of muscles, prolonged physical or mental stress without relief, ergonomic imbalances in the home or workplace, or structural imbalances in the body such as long second toe or small hemi-pelvis.

Once myofascial trigger points are activated, they may cause referred pain and dysfunction in various and disparate parts of the body unless treated by myofascial trigger point therapy.

 

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