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Related Trigger
Points that often interfere with treatment |
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Abbreviations- |
Sec- section |
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SCM-Sternocleidomastoid div-division pos-posterior ant- anterior
sup- superior inf-inferior |
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Muscle
being treated |
Other Trigger Points that may have to
be deactivated |
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Upper trapezius |
Levator scapulae, contralateraltrapezius,
Ipsilateral supraspinatus,
Rhomboid, Lower trapezius |
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Middle trapezius |
Pectoral, Paraspinal |
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Lower trapezius |
Latissimus dorsi |
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Sternocleidomastoid |
Opposite SCM, Levator scapulae,
Trapezius, Splenius, Cervicis |
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Masseter |
Sternal div of SCM, Upper trapezius |
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Temporalis |
Ipsilateral masseter,
Contralateral temporalis,
Medial & lateral pterygoid |
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Medial pterygoid |
Lateral pterygoid, Masseter |
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Lateral pterygoid |
Other lateral pterygoid, Medial pterygoid |
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digastric-pos belly |
Masseter, Temporalis,
Mandibular elevator |
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Anterior digastric |
Antgonistic masseter? |
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Orbicularis Oculi |
SCM, Scalene, Masticatory |
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Zygomaticus Major |
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Platysma |
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Buccinator |
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Occipitofrontalis |
SCM-Clavicular division |
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Splenius Capitis |
Levator scapulae, other pos cervical muscles |
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Splenius Cervicis |
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Semispinalis Capitis |
Upper semispinalis thoracis,
erector spinae, trapezius, pos belly of digastric, upper medial portion of the infraspinatus (on same side) |
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Longissimus Capitis |
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Semispinalis Cervics |
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Multifidi |
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Rotatores |
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Levator scapulae |
scalenus medius iliocostalis cervicis, (splenius cervicis) |
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Scalene |
Medius, SCM, upper trapezius, splenius capitis |
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Supraspinatus |
Infraspinatus, trapezius, latissimus dorsi |
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Infraspinatus |
Anterior deltoid, biceps brachii, teres major, latissimus dorsi, subscapularis, pectoralis major |
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Teres Minor |
Infraspinatus (& TrPs involved with it) |
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Latissimus Dorsi |
Scalrni, upper rectus
ab, subscapularis, iliocostalis, serratus ant/
pos/ sup/ inf, lower trapezius, rhomboids |
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Teres Major |
latissimus dorsi,
long head of triceps brachii, pos deltoid, teres minor, subcapularis |
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Subscapularis |
Pectoralis major, teres major, latissimus dorsi, long head of triceps brachii,
deltoid- ant |
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Rhomboid |
Pectoralis major & minor
middle trapezius, serratus anterior |
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Deltoid |
infraspinatus,supraspinatus, clavicular
sec of pectoralis major, biceps brachi |
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Coracobrachialis |
Deltoid- ant & pos, biceps brachi-
short & long heads, supraspinatus, |
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Brachialls |
biceps brachi, brachioradialis,
supinator |
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Triceps Brachii |
Homolateral latissimus
dorsi, serratis pos sup, teres major & minor |