Types
This type of trigger point causes a clinical pain complaint.
What is an active trigger point?
This is the person who developed Neuromuscular Therapy.
Who is Stanley Leif?
This is the definition of a trigger point.
This type of trigger point is only painful upon compression.
What is latent?
This is the person who served as physician to presidents, pioneering the trigger point field.
Who is Dr. Janet Travell?
This is a term for damage to tissue laid down over time with repetitive movements.
What is microtrauma?
These trigger points are induced by the activity of a primary TP.
What is satellite?
This refers to damage to tissue which occurs suddenly with an identifiable cause.
What is macrotrauma?
This trigger points are located at the musculotendinous junction or the osseous attachment of the muscle, often causing joint instability.
What is attachment or ligamentous?
These trigger points are associated with the muscle end plate and setting up action potential.
What is central trigger points?