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Trigger Point Therapy

Myofascial trigger points (tiny contraction knots) in overworked or poorly conditioned muscles are the most frequent cause of pain in the ankles, feet and toes. Trigger points should be at the top of the list during any examination for pain, numbness and other abnormal sensations in the lower legs, ankles, feet or toes. When healthcare practitioners have had adequate training and experience, trigger points are easy to locate and treat. In fact, there are ways to treat them yourself quite effectively.

Misdiagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis

Travell and Simons believe that a diagnosis of heel spurs is often mistakenly applied when physicians are uninformed about myofascial pain. Trigger points typically refer pain; that is, they send pain to some other site. Physicians and other healthcare workers are commonly led astray by this phenomenon.