Muscles
Adductor pollicis
Adducts the thumb toward the index finger.
Overview
Adducts the thumb toward the index finger. Trigger points here are common in everyday and athletic populations and frequently contribute to the referred pain patterns described below.
Trigger point locations
Web space between thumb and index finger.
Referred pain pattern
Local web-space pain, sometimes spreading into the palm.
Palpation & testing
Palpate the muscle belly along its accessible course. Reproduction of the patient's familiar pain on palpation supports involvement.
Common causes
Pinch-grip overload, manual tools, gardening.
Self-care & clinical treatment
Web-space release, ergonomic correction. Clinically: gentle needling.
Symptoms commonly linked
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction