This week we are going to discuss a topic that we have discussed in the past, however, I feel it bears repeating as it is a very prevalent problem. The subject is trigger points of the musculature.

Trigger point injection (TPI) may be an option for treating pain in some patients. TPI is a procedure used to treat painful areas of muscle that contain trigger points, or knots of muscle that form ...

Trigger points are taut bands of muscle that send pain to other areas of the body. Oftentimes people with trigger points might suffer pain in one area of the body, like the lower back, and not realize ...

Paul, Barbara, and Sandra all suffer from muscle pain. Paul, a landscaper, spends most of his day digging; Barbara, a data entry clerk, works at a computer; and Sandra, a mother of three, recently ...

Trigger points can arise from stress, anxiety, and even vitamin deficiencies. So how can they be treated? This thermal image of the body highlights a region that contains common trigger points. We don ...

Muscle knots, or myofascial trigger points, are small, bump-like areas of muscle that can be painful. Treatment often includes home remedies, like applying warm or cold pads. But, professional ...

Muscle knots are highly irritated muscle fibers that have tightened into a ball in one area of your muscle. These painful, tender spots can feel sore and often occur in your upper back, shoulders, or ...

When you're hard up for an extra set of hands to help you reach knots in your shoulders and back, the BodyBack Buddy is there for you. Originally introduced to the benefits of deep tissue trigger ...

Foam rollers are among the latest training tools to be added to many training kits. Foam rollers are simply foam cylinders of different lengths and different densities or hardness. Where Swiss and ...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) involves localized pain in one or more groups of muscles, like the lower back or neck. It may also lead to mood and sleep changes. MPS is different from fibromyalgia.