Have you grown weary and frustrated by pain treatments that don't seem to work? Most of the time, this is because the treatment doesn't actually target the main problem. According to research by Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons, authors of “The Trigger Point Manual”, trigger points are the primary cause of pain at least 75 percent of the time, and are actually a factor in every painful condition. What are trigger points, and how do they trigger pain? Most traditional doctors often overlook trigger points, a type of muscle stiffness that results from tiny contractions in an overworked or injured muscle or tissue. One particular hallmark of trigger points is “referred” pain. Trigger points tend to send their pain to another part of the body, thus rendering conventional treatments useless. Trigger points often occur due to muscle trauma, strain from repetitive movements, postural strain, emotional stress, and inflammation.
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