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myofascial trigger point: a standalone construct

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Physical therapy

a hyperirritable spot within a taut band of skeletal muscle that is painful on compression and can give rise to referred pain.

In physical therapy, myofascial trigger point refers to a hyperirritable spot within a taut band of skeletal muscle that is painful on compression and can give rise to referred pain. This meaning comes from Travell (1983) in Myofascial pain and dysfunction.[1]

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References

  1. Travell, J. G., & Simons, D. G. (1983). Myofascial pain and dysfunction: The trigger point manual. Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780683083675

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