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Myofascial Trigger Points

Repetitive Strain Injury
When muscles are overused, fatigued, and strained, trigger points form in the muscle and its associated fascia. Fascia is the variable thickness connective tissue that holds muscle fibers together, attaches muscles to bone, and holds bones together. Learn More.

Myofascial Trigger Points
Myofascial trigger points (TrPs) can occur in any muscle of the body. They can also occur in some other soft tissues of the body such as connective tissue or fascia...
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Handling Pain at the Trigger Point
When you wake up in the morning, and you have a knot in your shoulder, have you ever wished that there were some sort of “button” that you could push and have the pain go away?
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Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy
Myofascial pain syndrome is often confused with fibromyalgia. Some physicians, including Mark Pelligrino, M.D., believe that myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia are similar conditions...
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