Attachment Trigger Point

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Attachment Trigger Point

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ATrP

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An attachment trigger point is pathogenetically distinct from, and secondary to, a central myofascial trigger point. It is a region of inflammatory-type reaction (an enthesopathy) at the musculotendinous junction, or at the bony attachment of the muscle where the taut band fibers attach and produce increased sustained tension.

Myofascial Trigger Points

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Physiological Institute, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Robert F. Schmidt
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
William D. Willis

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(2007). Attachment Trigger Point. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_314

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