Body regions

Explore trigger points and symptoms by anatomical region: head, neck, shoulder, back, hip, leg, foot.

Head
Headaches, jaw pain and facial pain often refer from muscles of the neck, jaw and upper shoulders.
Neck
Cervical pain, stiffness and referred headaches commonly involve upper trapezius, SCM, levator scapulae and the scalenes.
Shoulder
Shoulder pain frequently involves the rotator cuff (especially infraspinatus and supraspinatus) and the upper trapezius.
Back
Mid- and low-back pain often refer from quadratus lumborum, paraspinals and the gluteal group.
Hip
Hip and buttock pain commonly involve gluteus medius, piriformis and the quadratus lumborum.
Leg
Leg pain can refer from gluteal, hip and lumbar muscles, mimicking sciatica or nerve compression.
Foot
Foot pain and arch symptoms can refer from calf, intrinsic foot muscles and the gluteal group.