Pain referred by trigger points in the digastric muscle of the jaw can be mistaken for a toothache. You also might mistake it for pain in the sternocleidomastoid muscle of the neck, especially at the top of the muscle just under the jaw. Together with the pterygoid muscles and its synergists, the other suprahyoid muscles, … Read more
Before you read about splenius capitis and cervicis trigger points, referred pain, and self-massage, you may want to learn more about these muscles. Splenius Trigger Point Causes and Symptoms Trigger points in these muscles are one of the many causes of headache of myogenic origin. TrP’s in the splenius capitis and cervicis muscles can be … Read more
The scalene muscles of the neck are quite complex and can be a huge source of pain from myofascial trigger points. You may want to find out more about the scalenes before you read on about scalene pain syndromes. Scalene Trigger Point and Pain Causes As stated in the article linked above, since the scalenes … Read more
There is perhaps no other muscle, besides the trapezius, that is more prone to trigger points. Pain in the angle of the neck, a stiff neck, and even pain in the inner part of the shoulder blade are caused by often abused muscle. The levator scapulae (just say “scapula”) is also the muscle that complains … Read more
The sternocleidomastoid muscles of the neck can cause a lot of pain to be referred to different areas of the head, face, throat, and sternum. They are a big contributor to tension headaches, causing months or years of pain, in association with other muscles, that often goes untreated and is misdiagnosed. Self-treating these large and … Read more