{"id":11241,"date":"2024-01-23T22:05:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/?p=11241"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:27:36","slug":"trigger-points-and-referred-pain-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/en\/trigger-points-and-referred-pain-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigger points and referred pain: everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11241\" class=\"elementor elementor-11241 elementor-5726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c198202 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c198202\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff19351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ff19351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2>Trigger points \u2013 what are they?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Trigger points, also known as myofascial pain trigger points, are small, localised painful areas within a muscle or near the musculotendinous junction.<\/p>\n<p>They are anatomical changes in small sections of muscle, where the muscle fibres stay contracted and shorter than their normal length.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How are trigger points activated?<\/h2>\n\n<p>These painful points usually already exist in an inactive state and develop after an injury or sudden muscle contraction.<\/p>\n<p>Muscle overuse, repetitive movement or re-injury can activate a trigger point.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-5730\" src=\"https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1-1-9.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>A cycle develops: sudden contraction reduces oxygen and nutrient supply, impairs recovery and leads to trigger point formation and further contraction. The resulting symptoms can be extremely painful and last for days or months.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Trigger points and referred pain<\/h2>\n\n<p>Fascia is a sheet of connective tissue that runs throughout the body and covers the muscular system.<\/p>\n<p>Trigger points often affect the fascia as well as the muscle involved.<\/p>\n<p>Because the fascia forms a single anatomical entity, symptoms may appear in one area even though a trigger point nearby is the cause.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-5731\" src=\"https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/therapylab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u0395\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d\u0391-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>A typical example is a headache caused by trigger points in the neck region or the trapezius muscle.<\/p>\n<p>You may have noticed that pressing a painful trigger point can send symptoms into nearby areas.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Trigger points and treatment<\/h2>\n\n<p>Treatment for trigger points has the following goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving blood circulation in the area<\/li>\n<li>Stretching and restoring the length of muscle fibres<\/li>\n<li>Managing and releasing the fascia in the area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The methods a therapist will typically use include manual pressure, deep tissue massage, dry needling, fascial mobilisation, the IASTM technique and targeted stretches.<\/p>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trigger points \u2013 what are they? 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