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Tailbone Trigger Point Pain
Sacral pain can emerge from a small collection of problems from pelvic floor issues, root nerve irritation, facet dysfunction, or direct trauma. Often overlooked is the role that muscular trigger points can play in sacral pain.
Hamstrings And Pain At The Back Of The Knee
In this blog, we look at a very familiar set of muscles that most everyone knows by name, even if they know very little else: the hamstrings. The hamstrings are often associated with tight legs, poor posture, tears, injuries, and weakness.
Pain At The Back Of The Knee
Learn about the somewhat hidden muscle in the back of the knee, whose pain referral is right over the back of the knee, an area where many people experience knee pain
Pain Down The Outside Of The Leg
If you are experiencing pain on the outside of the leg, it may be caused by the gluteus minimus. For help finding relief, the team at Body Heal Therapy can help release those trigger points.
The Role Of Adductor Longus And Brevis In Knee Pain
An area not often considered with knee pain, two muscles that sit high up toward the hip are key muscles in knee pain: adductor longus and adductor brevis.
Knee Pain Under The Knee Cap
Knee pain can be a scary thing. Knees are complex, precariously built, and often associated with devastating injuries; oh, and they often get replaced by the time we are 60.
“Tennis Elbow” Mimicking Trigger Point
Pain in the lateral elbow can sometimes sideline people for months. While true tennis elbow is both common and inflammatory, sometimes elbow pain can come from somewhere else.
Psoas Trigger Points and Low Back Pain
Some sources cite an 84% chance you will experience back pain at some point in your life. We look at an under the radar trigger point in a muscle that lives on the front of your spine: psoas major.
Abdominal Trigger Points and Shoulder Pain
Often overlooked, the diaphragm, which is the primary muscle of breathing, has a distinct referral to the clavicle. Tension in this muscle clearly leads to pain in the anterior shoulder.
Jaw Pain and Trigger Points
The jaw happens to be one of the most common places for people to hold tension, with over 10 million people reporting some number of symptoms associated with TMJD (tempo mandibular joint disorder).
Trigger Point Deltoid Pain
One of the more common trigger point pain patterns we see is pain at the outside of the shoulder, right around the deltoid muscles. The teres major muscle is one cause of trigger point pain in the shoulder.
Is Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Coming From Your Shoulder?
The subscapularis muscle is part of the rotator cuff group, and is a common contributor to carpal tunnel like pain. Treating this muscle can offer much-needed relief for carpal tunnel type symptoms.