Trigger Point Information

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Head & Neck 

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Head & Neck      

Compilation (from Travell&Simons)

Shoulder & Upper Back

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Whole Body

Posture Exercise (from Travell&Simons)

Chest & Abdomen

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Whole Body  

Related Trigger Pts (from Travell&Simons)

Hip, Thigh, & Knee 

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Head & Neck Pain

Pain Patterns

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Low Back & Buttock

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Upper Back, Shoulder, and Arm Pain

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Foot

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Forearm and Hand Pain

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Forearm, Elbow, Hand

TP Workbook (Claire Davies) - List or Diagram

Torso Pain

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Lower Torso Pain  

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Hip, Thigh, and Knee Pain

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Leg, Ankle, Foot Pain

(Travell&Simons) List or Diagram

Head & Neck - Trigger Point Probability

(Travell&Simons)

Posture Exercise

Mortons Foot - diagnosis, treatment, text,

Plantar Foot - Treatment,

Muscle

Treatment

Summary

Comment

Abdominal Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Abdominis Obliqui and Transversus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Abductor Digiti Minimi 

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Abductor Hallucis   

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Adductor Digiti Minimi

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Adductor Hallucis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Adductor Longus / Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Adductor Magnus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Adductor Pollicis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Anconeus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Anterior Neck Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Biceps Brachii

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Biceps Femoris

Spray,Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Brachialis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Brachioradialis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Buccinator

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Coccygeus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Coracobrachialis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Deep Intrinsic Foot Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Deltoid

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Diaphragm

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Digastric

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Extensor Carpi Radialis & Ulnaris

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Extensor Digitorum Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Extensor Hallucis Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Extensor Hallucis Longus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Extensor Indicis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Facial Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Finger Extensors

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Flexores Carpi Radialis and Ulnaris

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Flexor Digitorum Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, Correct, 

Flexores Digitorum Superficialis and Profundum

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Flexor Hallucis Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Flexor Pollicis Longus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Frontalis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Gastrocnemius

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Gluteus Maximus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Gluteus Medius

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Gluteus Minimus (Anterior Part)

Trigger Points, Spray, Stretch

Travell&Simons,

Gluteus Minimus (Posterior Part)

Trigger Points, Spray, Stretch

Travell&Simons,

Gracilis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Hamstring Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Stretchpt, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,  

Hand and Finger Flexors

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Hand Extensors

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Iliocostalis   

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons

Iliopsoas

Spray, Stretch, Stretchpt, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Inferior Oblique

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Infraspinatus

Spray, Trigger_ Points,

Related, Stretch 

Travell&Simons,

Intercostal Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Interossei of the Foot

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Interossei of the Hand

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Lateral Pterygoid

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Latissimus Dorsi

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points, Related,

Travell&Simons,

Levator Ani

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Levator Scapuli

Stretch, Spray,  Trigger Points

• Rotates scapula downward or elevates scapula

Travell&Simons

• Common cause of stiff neck - unable to turn head either left or  right
  

Long Extensors of the toes

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Long Flexors of the toes

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Longissimus Capitis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Longissimus Thoracis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Lumbosacral Muscles

Trigger_Points 1, Trigger_Points 2,

Lumbricals

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Masseter

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Medial Pterygoid

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Multifidi

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Obliqui Capitis Superior and Inferior

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Obturator Internus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Occipitalis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Occiptofrontalis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Opponens Pollicis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Orbicularis Oculi

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Palmaris Longus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Pectineus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Pectoralis Major

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points 1, Trigger_Points 2, 

Travell&Simons

• Antagonist for Trapezius - Need to evaluate both together
  

Pectoralis Minor

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Pelvic Floor Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2,  

Peroneus Longus & Brevis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Peroneus Tertius

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Piriformis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons, Travell&Simons, 

Plantaris

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Platysma

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Popliteus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Posterior Cervicals

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Pronator Teres

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Pyramidalis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Quadratus Lumborum

Stretch, Spray1, Spray2, Spray3, hip hike test, Trigger Points

Travell&Simons_P1, Travell&Simons_P2

• Common cause of low back pain

Quadratus Plantae

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Quadriceps Femoris Group

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Rectus Abdominis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Rectus Femoris

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Recti Capitis Posteriores Major and Minor

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Rotatores

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Rhomboid Major and Minor

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Sartorius

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Scalenes - anterior, middle, posterior

Spray, Stretch,  Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Semimembranosus and  Semitendinosus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Semispinalis Capitis and Cervicis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Serratus Anterior

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Serratus Posterior Inferior

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Serratus Posterior Superior

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Soleus

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Sphincter Ani

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Splenius Capitis and Splenius Cervicis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Sternalis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Sternocleidomastoid

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points, Related,

Travell&Simons,

Subclavius

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Suboccipital Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Subscapularis

Spray, Trigger_Points,  Stretch

Travell&Simons,

Superficial Intrinsic Foot Muscles

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Supinator

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Supraspinatus

Spray,Trigger_Points,  Stretch

Travell&Simons,

Temporalis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Tensor Fasciae Latae

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons1, Travell&Simons2, 

Teres Major

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Teres Minor

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Thoracolumbar Paraspinals

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Tibialis Anterior

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Tibialis Posterior

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Trapezius, Upper

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points1, Trigger_Points2,  Related, 

Travell&Simons,

Trapezius, Lower

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points3, Related,

Travell&Simons,

Triceps Brachii

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Vastus Intermedius

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Vastus Lateralis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Vastus Medialis

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Zygomaticus Major

Spray, Stretch, Trigger_Points,

Travell&Simons,

Body Area

Diagrams

Summary

Comment

Posterior Triangle

Anatomy 1 and Anatomy 2

Back Muscles

Anatomy