Myofascial Pain
Where does Myofascial pain originate? Muscles, ligaments and their coverings can become sore and irritated from chronic use or overuse. This soreness can develop into disabling pain, which can reduce or eliminate a person's ability to perform jobs which involves the affected muscle groups. This condition, termed Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) often occurs in persons who perform repetitive tasks involving the muscles of the forearms, upper arms, shoulders and neck, such as typing, data entry or other frequent use of keyboards. Triggered muscles also come from accidents, from poor posture and sometimes just from chronic tension. Think of triggered areas as "stuck spots" which must be loosened up. The condition is marked by inflammation, tenderness and eventually weakness in the muscles, ligaments, fascia and joints.BodyBridge
Usually, small areas of extreme tenderness can be identified by pressing on the affected muscles. These spots are called "trigger points" - in addition to being tender, they feel like hard, usually round areas or knots. Trigger points can be thought of as areas of stuck, tangled muscle fibers which don't release in the normal way, even when the muscle is relaxed. Sometimes these trigger points are joined together along the length of the muscle and feel like tight, hard bands, rather than like individual hard spots in the muscles.
Credit:Behavioral Medicine Associates, Inc.