The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is one of my favorite muscle groups to work with, mainly because the results can be simply extraordinary. Trigger point activity in this muscle can cause a bewilderingly set of symptoms, with many being confusingly similar to the symptoms associated with the common (no aura) migraine headache.
Levator Scapulae Trigger Points: Frankenstein Pain
You can spot levator scapulae trigger points a hundred yards away, just look for the person that is moving about like Frankenstein. Their head appears glued into position on top of their body and their movements are slow and deliberate. They turn their whole body to look at someone and move their eyes in unnatural ways to make up for the fact that they can’t turn their head.
Iliopsoas Trigger Points: Hidden Pranksters of Low Back Pain
Dr. Travell refers to the trigger points in the iliopsoas muscle group as the hidden pranksters of myofascial low back pain complaints, and rightly so. This muscle group lies deep in the abdominal cavity, out-of-sight and out-of-mind for many healthcare practitioners.
Though they rarely present as a single-muscle myofascial pain complaint, the iliopsoas trigger points frequently contribute to chronic low back pain cases, and must be addressed to effect a complete and lasting resolution of these cases.
The Hamstring Trigger Points: Hiding in Plain Sight
The hamstring muscle group is the workhorse of human ambulation. Just to stand upright requires a continuous effort from these muscles, making them some of the most overworked muscles in the body.
Where there is muscular overload there is trigger point activity, and the hamstrings are frequently a hotbed of both latent and active trigger points. These trigger points cause the obvious symptoms of back of the thigh and knee pain, but they also play a prominent, but less obvious, role in a whole range of musculoskeletal complaints.
Rectus Abdominis Trigger Points: A Six-Pack of Deception
The trigger points in the rectus abdominis muscle are biological con artists. They cause all kinds of trouble and fool us into believing that the blame lies elsewhere in our body.
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