Trigger Points

Trigger Points are small injuries, generally located in the body of a muscle. They have the capability of causing pain far from their location. They are frequently ignored as a source of much of the chronic pain from which people suffer.

Trigger points have been proven to contribute to many diagnoses of:
Fibromyalgia, chronic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive motion injuries, workplace injuries, sports injuries, whiplash, back pain, muscle stiffness, weakness, edema, nausea, dizziness, postural distortions, headaches, migraine, sinus pain, pain in joints, and even menstrual pain.

Trigger point references:

Simons, D. G., J. G. Travell, and L. S. Simons, 1999, "Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction, The Trigger Point Manual", Volume 1, 2nd edition, Baltimore, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

Travell, J. G., and D. G. Simons, 1992, "Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction, The Trigger Point Manual", Volume 2, 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

Davies, C. and Davies, A., 2013, "The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook", Third Edition, Oakland, CA, New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Davies, C. and Davies, A., 2014, "Soulagez vos douleurs par les trigger points", New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA, & Thierry Souccar Èditions, Vergèze

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