Trigger - Point

Produce spontaneous local and referred pain that mimics the patient’s familiar discomfort.

This report outlines the clinical and therapeutic framework of trigger points (TrPs), hyperirritable nodules found within taut bands of skeletal muscle fibers. Trigger Point

Physically present as a palpable nodule but only painful when compressed; they do not cause spontaneous pain. Produce spontaneous local and referred pain that mimics

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