Muscles
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexes and radially deviates the wrist.
Overview
Flexes and radially deviates the wrist. Trigger points here are common in everyday and athletic populations and frequently contribute to the referred pain patterns described below.
Trigger point locations
Anterior medial forearm.
Referred pain pattern
Anterior wrist crease and base of the thumb.
Palpation & testing
Palpate the muscle belly along its accessible course. Reproduction of the patient's familiar pain on palpation supports involvement.
Common causes
Gripping, weightlifting, sustained typing.
Self-care & clinical treatment
Eccentric loading, ergonomic correction. Clinically: needling.
Symptoms commonly linked
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction