It may surprise you to know that, “around 75% of pain clinic patients have a trigger point as the sole source of their pain”, (Travell, Janet; Simons David; Simons Lois(1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual (2 vol. set, 2nd Ed.). USA: Lippincott Williams & Williams).People who suffer from headaches, back or neck pain, shoulder or arm pain, hip or leg pain, tendinitis or any other musculoskeletal pain, are almost certain to have trigger points as either a major causative factor or a secondary factor contributing to much of their pain.
The trigger point model states that unexplained pain frequently radiates from these points of local tenderness to broader areas, sometimes distant from the trigger point itself.
Compression of a trigger point may elicit local tenderness or referred pain. To successfully resolve your trigger point pain I will locate the point responsible for the pain and treat using myofascial release to treat the surrounding fascia, or connective tissue, ischemic compression and deep tissue techniques.