Trigger point therapy - I need hope and advice!

[gcoe]

trigger points are the result of inflammatory processes within a fascial compartment

. Do we know that? Are there studies that have examined the pathophysiology of TPS that have establshed the presence of inflammatory markers or processes?

As solutions go what you say all makes sense but I just query this issue of inflammatory nature of the problem. There may be such as study/studies but do you know of them? I'd love to have some evidence for this.

I think we have a long way to go to really understand the TP phenomenon and it would be good to seem more research in the area - it seems to be the poor cousin of neuro-musculoskeletal pain.

[mulberry]

absolutely ! look up acupuncture of trigger points fine needle biopsies have been perfromed and reports were as i have explained above
the sports physio journal in australia about 2 to 3 months ago there was a neat article about this experiment go look it up

[gcoe]

Oh come on Mulberry

You have made the claim - you give me the reference. Don't give me some vague direction. I don't think there really is an Australian Sports physiotherapy journal unless you mean their newsletter. How about an actual reference for a peer reviewed journal? Who are the authors? What have you read a review or a lab experiment