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Trigger Points

"Trigger Points" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Discrete spots in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed.


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