8) Myofascial Pain vs Trigger Points/Knots

Janet G. Travell (1901-1997) and David G. Simons (1922-20??) are world renouned pioneers of diagnoses and treatments of myofascial originated pain with their books Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction : The Trigger Point Manual, 1992, 1999.

Never assume the root cause of a problem is at the place that hurts!

Unfortunately, we all know someone who experiences aches and pains even though they visit specialists, take medical tests, undergo surgery or cortisone shots, swallow painkillers and food supplements, try all kinds of therapies and diets, exercise and stretch regularly, etc. They feel better for a while and yet nothing seems to affect the root cause. This section’s goal is to share hands on ways to hopefuly help them out quickly.

Thousands of experienced massage therapists, physical therapists and pain clinic doctors indicate that most of our pains are actually myofascial (myo/muscle and fascial/fascia) pains and are caused by trigger points, or small contraction knots, in our 640 muscles linked by connective tissue or fascia. They are the primary cause 75% of the time and are a part of virtually every problem such as headaches, neck and jaw pain, toothaches, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint pain mistakenly ascribed to arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, ligament, earaches, dizziness, nausea, heartburn, heart arrhythmia, tennis elbow, pre-menstrual or genital pain, baby colics, bed-wetting, scoliosis, sinus pain and congestion, chronic fatigue, lowered resistance to infection, depression, fibromyalgia, etc.

See animation video AND Trigger Point Interactive Map