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- 1. a particular circumstance which causes an event: "the army's refusal to withdraw from the territory was the trigger point for military action"
- 2. a sensitive area of the body, stimulation or irritation of which causes a specific effect in another part, especially a tender area in a muscle which causes generalized musculoskeletal pain when overstimulated.
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Hyperirritable spot
- A Trigger Point (TrP) is a hyperirritable spot, a palpable nodule in the taut bands of the skeletal muscles' fascia. Direct compression or muscle contraction can elicit jump sign, local tenderness, local twitch response and referred pain which usually responds with a pain pattern distant from the spot.
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A Trigger Point (TrP) is a hyperirritable spot, a palpable nodule in the taut bands of the skeletal muscles' fascia. Direct compression or muscle contraction can elicit jump sign, local tenderness, local twitch response and referred pain which usually responds with a pain pattern distant from the spot [1] [2] [3] [4].
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Jul 4, 2023 · Trigger points are defined as exquisitely tender spots that can be felt in discrete taut bands of hardened muscle tissue that produce localized and/or referred pain, that are associated with a twitch response. In simpler terms, a trigger point is basically a small muscle knot.
Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), also known as trigger points, are described as hyperirritable spots in the skeletal muscle. They are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. [1] They are a topic of ongoing controversy, as there is limited data to inform a scientific understanding of the phenomenon.
Trigger points are hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of skeletal muscle fibers or its fascia. Trigger points are point tender on site, often exhibit a predictable pain referral pattern, and cause shortening of the affected muscle.
Jan 5, 2024 · The exact cause of myofascial pain syndrome is not known. Areas of tight muscle fibers, called trigger points, form in muscles. Too much use of the muscles, most often with poor form, injury to the muscle and mental stress likely help cause trigger points.
Mar 4, 2024 · Trigger points (TrPs) or muscle “knots” are sore spots in soft tissue that cause deep aching. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a chronic pain disorder of too many trigger points. TrPs are usually described as micro-cramps, but the science is half-baked and their nature is controversial.
