Trigger points are tight areas of muscle that can cause pain. When people apply pressure to a trigger point, it causes pain to radiate to another area of the body.

Technical Terms Myofascial Trigger Point (MTrP): Localised, hyperirritable nodules within taut bands of skeletal muscle associated with musculoskeletal pain.

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Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points by Muscle Active MTrPs were found in the infraspinatus muscle in 56 subjects and in the upper trapezius muscle in 42 subjects. In addition, active MTrPs ...

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Musculoskeletal pain refers to pain that starts in your muscles, bones, joints, tendons, or ligaments. It's very common and can happen at any age. Almost everyone has it at some point in their lives.

These points were pressed until the pain was reported, and the value displayed on the equipment’s display was recorded in kg/cm 2. The pressure pain threshold measurement was performed three times for ...