Trigger Point or Neural Entrapment? Differential Diagnosis in MSK Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal physiotherapists frequently encounter patients presenting with pain, tingling, or radiating symptoms that mimic nerve irritation. The challenge lies in determining whether the source is a myofascial trigg...
Latent vs Active Trigger Points: Why Some Knots Hide Until They Strike If you’ve ever felt a sudden sharp pain while lifting, sitting at your desk, or even turning your head, there’s a good chance a trigger point was behind it. Trigger points—often called muscle knots—are small, hyper-irritable spot...
Hidden Knots, Major Release: The Physiology Driving Trigger Point Treatment In the world of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, few techniques offer as much immediate relief and scientific intrigue as Trigger Point Therapy. Behind every muscle knot lies a story of cellular tension, neuromuscular dysfu...
The Trigger Point Map: A Visual Guide to Common Pain Patterns Have you ever felt pain in one part of your body, only to learn the real source was somewhere completely different? That’s the mystery of trigger points—tiny muscle knots that can cause pain in distant areas of the body. For physiotherapi...
Training Physio Students to Differentiate Between Trigger Points and Referred Pain Patterns In physiotherapy, one of the most important skills students must develop is the ability to recognize and differentiate between trigger points and referred pain patterns. Although these terms are often used in...