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Glossary Term
Trigger Point
Trigger points are hyper-irritable spots in skeletal muscle that can cause referred pain, tenderness, motor dysfunction, and autonomic phenomena. These spots are associated with a palpable nodule in a taut band and are painful on compression.
Trigger Point: A hyper-irritable spot in skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band. The spot is painful on compression and can give rise to characteristic referred pain, referred tenderness, motor dysfunction, and autonomic phenomena (1).
- David G. Simons, Janet Travell, Lois S. Simons, Travell & Simmons’ Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction, The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 1. Upper Half of Body: Second Edition,© 1999 Williams and Wilkens
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Synonyms
- Nodule
- Muscle knot
- Acute point of hypercontractility