Scalene Trigger Points and Referred Pain Patterns
2019年3月3日 · Trigger points in the scalenes can be a source of interscapular pain (pain between the shoulder blades) and medial scapular border pain. This may be blamed on problems with the rhomboid muscles. They may also refer pain to the chest, which can be mistaken for angina. Shoulder pain from scalene TrP’s may pass for bursitis or tendonitis.
The Scalenes: Small Muscles That Cause Big Problems
The scalene muscles are one of the most prevalent and least understood sources of pain in the body. As is typical in trigger point pain referral, the scalenes send their pain elsewhere and don't betray themselves as origin muscles unless you know what to look for.
Scalene Trigger Points: The Upper Body Troublemakers
2011年5月10日 · Scalene Trigger Points, Referred Pain, and Symptoms. While each Scalene muscle can harbor multiple trigger points, the primary trigger point in the Anterior Scalene is the most frequently encountered in my clinical experience.
Scalene | The Trigger Point & Referred Pain Guide
Scalene trigger point diagram, pain patterns and related medical symptoms. The myofascial pain pattern has pain locations that are displayed in red and associated trigger points shown as Xs.
Massage for Neck, Chest, and Shoulder Pain (Scalenes)
2018年6月13日 · Just like the pain of a heart attack spreads from the heart into the shoulder and arm, the pain of painful scalene muscles spreads throughout the chest, upper back, and chest, the arm and hand, and the side of the head. Pain referred to the back may feel like a penetrating pain stabbing through the torso.
Scalene - Physiopedia
Scalene myofascial pain syndrome is a regional pain syndrome wherein pain originates over the neck area and radiates down to the arm. This condition may present as primary or secondary to underlying cervical pathology. Trigger point activity in the Scalene muscle group plays a significant role in many upper body pain complaints.
Understanding Trigger Points in the Neck: A Guide to Location, …
2023年4月21日 · The referred pain patterns for scalene trigger points typically involve the neck, shoulders, and upper extremities. The anterior and middle scalene muscles, when affected by trigger points, can cause pain to radiate along the front and side of the neck, across the shoulder, down the arm, and even into the hand and fingers.
Scalene Trigger Points: A Concise Guide to Relief and Management
2023年4月21日 · Scalene trigger points are localized, hypersensitive areas found within your scalene muscles that can cause significant discomfort and pain when activated. Addressing these trigger points is crucial in maintaining proper neck health and function, as well as preventing further complications.
Treating the Scalenes | Release Techniques - Niel Asher Education
2021年8月28日 · Trigger points in the scalenes are associated with a number of upper body complaints and can also refer pain along the whole length of the arm down to the thumb and index fingers. Some therapists are slightly afraid to work on trigger points in the scalenes as they sit close to several nerve trunks and blood vessels in the neck.
Local and referred pain are hallmarks of the syn drome, and the referred pain patterns may mimic such condi tions as radiculopathy and nerve entrapment syndromes.