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given a symptom, identify the potential muscle(s) that might harbor trigger points responsible

as an example:
Q. given the symptom tinnitus, what muscle(s) trigger points might explain it?
A. masseter & lateral pterygoid

who ever answers the question, asks the next one. get it? OK, here's the first question:

Q. given the symptom chronic sinus pain, what muscle(s) might explain the client's symptom?

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Jeff Sims on January 25, 2010 at 11:54pm

aloha Rick ~ good answer; maybe add levator labii to the list.

now Rick, you get to ask the question...

Rick Britton said:

A. Masseter, SCM, pterygoids, zygomaticus

did i miss any?

Permalink Reply by Jason Obenchain on June 16, 2010 at 12:28pm

A: Obliquus Capitus Inferior.

Rick Britton said:

Q. Client suffers with migraine type headache and has less than 45 degrees lateral neck flexion. Which muscle is most likely to be the major source of these problems?

Permalink Reply by Jeff Sims on June 17, 2010 at 2:43am

Thanks Rick for bringing the thread back to life! Now it's your turn to pose the symptom.