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| A hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band. |
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| What is the taut band similar to? |
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Definition
| A partially cooked spaghetti. |
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| What is a latent trigger point? |
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Definition
| You might not know it's there. Only hurts when it is pressed on. |
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| What is an active trigger point? |
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Definition
| You know it's there, it hurts. |
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Term
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Definition
| Not a trigger point. Tender when palpated, but no knot. Bilateral. |
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| Two people who are given credit for trigger point research? |
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Definition
| Janet Travell and David Simons |
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| How many fibromyalgia tender points are there? |
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Definition
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| Where is referred pain usually? |
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Definition
| Distally and at insertion site. |
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| Where are trigger points usually found? |
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Definition
| In the belly of the muscle. |
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| What is the safest and most effective way to break the cycle that maintains the trigger point? |
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Definition
| Increase blood circulation, which very quickly increases the supply of oxygen and energy to the muscle tissues. |
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Term
| What is the safest and most effective way to break the cycle that maintains the trigger point? |
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Definition
| Increase blood circulation, which very quickly increases the supply of oxygen and energy to the muscle tissues. |
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