Muscles
Coracobrachialis
Flexes and adducts the shoulder.
Overview
Flexes and adducts the shoulder. Trigger points here are common in everyday and athletic populations and frequently contribute to the referred pain patterns described below.
Trigger point locations
Medial upper arm from coracoid process to humeral shaft.
Referred pain pattern
Anterior shoulder and down the back of the arm to the dorsum of the hand.
Palpation & testing
Palpate the muscle belly along its accessible course. Reproduction of the patient's familiar pain on palpation supports involvement.
Common causes
Climbing, throwing, sustained overhead reaching.
Self-care & clinical treatment
Pec minor stretch, axillary release. Clinically: needling.
Symptoms commonly linked
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction