The Trigger Point & Referred Pain Guide
Upper Body Book 1
Head & Neck Pain Scroll down for Upper back, Shoulder & Arm
Vertex Pain
Sternocleidomastoid (sternal)
Splenius Capitis
Back of Head Pain
Trapezius (TrP1)
Sternocleidomastoid (clavicular)
Semispinalis capitis
Semispinalis cervicis
Splenius cervicis
Suboccipital group
Occipitalis
Digastric
Temporalis (TrP4)
Temporal Headache
Temporalis (TrP1,2,3)
Frontal Headache
Frontalis
Zygomaticus major
Ear & TMJ Pain
Lateral pterygoid
Masseter (deep)
Medial pterygoid
Cheek & Jaw Pain
Masseter (superficial)
Buccinator
Platysma
Orbicularis oculi
Toothache
Digastric (anterior)
Back of the Neck Pain
Trapezius (TrP2)
Trapezius (TrP3)
Multifidi
Levator Scapulae
Infraspinatus
Throat & Front of Neck Pain
Upper back, Shoulder & Arm
Upper Thoracic Back Pain
Scaleni
Levator scapulae
Supraspinatus
Trapezius (TrP2 & TrP3)
Trapezius (TrP5)
Rhomboidei
Triceps brachii & TrP5
Biceps brachii
Back of Shoulder
Deltoid
Teres major
Teres minor
Subscapularis
Serratus posterior superior
Latissimus dorsi
Triceps brachii (TrP1)
Trapezius (TrP3 & TrP6)
Iliocostalis thoracis
Back of Arm Pain
Triceps brachii (TrP1 & TrP3)
Coracobrachialis
Scalenus minimus (B in the picture)
Mid-Thoracic Back Pain
Trapezius (TrP4)
Serratus Ant
Front of Shoulder Pain
Pectoralis major (2nd picture)
Pectoralis minor
Sternalis
Subclavius
Front of Arm Pain
Brachialis
Triceps brachii
Scalenus minimus (illustration B)
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