GENERAL CONDITIONS
Trigger Points
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Trigger points are spots within muscles that become extremely sensitive and irritable, often causing local tenderness and radiating pain. Within the muscle bundle, a small number of muscle fibres contract, creating a localized area of pain. This area in turn can pull on tendons and ligaments associated with the muscle, causing pain in surrounding joints and tissues.
Trigger points have a number of causative factors, such as muscle overuse, disease, inflammation, or injury/trauma to the region.
Trigger points have a number of causative factors, such as muscle overuse, disease, inflammation, or injury/trauma to the region.
