# trigger point

> discrete spot in taut bands of muscle that produce local and referred pain when muscle bands are compressed

**Wikidata**: [Q741032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741032)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myofascial_trigger_point)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/trigger-point


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. UMLS 2023