The following links provide excellent information about what trigger points are, what symptoms they can cause, and various ways to treat them:
Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Trigger points, and Treatment Options
SUMMARY: Myofascial pain syndrome can be considered, at least partially, a side effect of our modern lifestyles. It is caused by numerous factors: trauma, tension, inflammation, overuse, overload, poor posture, stress, repetitive strain, …
Self Myofascial Release Techniques (SMRT)
SUMMARY: Trigger points have been defined as areas of muscle that are painful to palpation and are characterized by the presence of taut bands. Tissue can become thick, tough and knotted. They can occur in muscle, the muscle-tendon junctions, …
Trigger Point Treatment
SUMMARY: Injuries are a fact of life, so that most people experience a trigger point that causes pain or headache for a day or longer. In our technology-laden world with hours, with bad posture in front of a computer monitor or TV, …
Trigger Point Therapy
SUMMARY: Janet Travell and David Simons, authors of “The Trigger Point Manual,” has shown that trigger points are the primary cause of pain at least 75 percent of the time and are a factor in nearly every painful condition. …
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