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Extensor Digitorum Muscle: Location, Actions, and Trigger Points
By Ground Up Strength The extensor digitorum1 muscle gets its name from the Greek and Latin ex which means out of , and the Latin tendere, which means to stretch . So an extensor is a muscle that stretches out or straightens out a joint. The word digitorum is from Latin, indicating the digits or fingers. Communis is...
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What is the Most Common Cause of Shin Splints and How Is It Treated and Prevented?
By Eric Troy, Ground Up Strength If you ask a doctor what shin splints are you probably will not get a straight answer. That is because there are no straight answers to give. Shin splints is the generic name we use for any leg pain that is below the knee and above the ankle. The term is nondescriptive and does not...
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Splenius Capitus and Cervicis Muscles: Location, Actions, and Trigger Points
By Ground Up Strength The splenius muscles are broad and thin, getting their name from the Greek word splenium, meaning bandage. Capitus comes from the Latin word for head, caput which refers to the origin of the splenius capitus on the mastoid process and adjacent occipital bone of the skull, underneath the...
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Structural Integration Therapy
By Terry O’Brien Dr. Ida P. Rolf (1896-1979) developed a body of work that was concerned not so much with the alleviation of symptoms, but with the potential of human body. By all accounts a formidable woman, as evidenced by a PhD. in Biochemistry (1920) and a position as a research fellow at the Rockefeller...
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Deltoid Muscle: Location, Actions and Trigger Points
By Eric Troy, Ground Up Strength The deltoid muscle is a large, triangular course and thick muscle which gives the shoulder it's shape and contour. Its name is often reported to have derived from the Greek letter Delta (Δ) but it actually derives from the Latin word deltoides which means triangular in shape or form ...
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Digastric Muscle: Location, Actions and Trigger Points
By Ground Up Strength, Eric Troy The digastric is a double muscle of the throat which is located under the chin, behind and below the corner of the jaw, immediately in front of the top of the sternocleidomastoid, one for each side of the jaw and neck. It gets it's name from the Greek word for two bellies . The Greek...
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Trigger Point Therapy
By Ben Crabtree Many of the people that come to Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers are seeking someone to help them with muscular pain and chronic tension from Myofascial Trigger Points. They've heard that Trigger Point Therapy is a great way to naturally relieve their pain and restore function. Trigger Point Therapy...
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How To Tell the Difference Between Myofascial Trigger Points and Fibromyalgia Tender Points
The terms trigger points and tender points are often used interchangeably. However, they are two different things and it is very important to understand the difference, especially if one suffers from a condition known as Fibromyalgia Sydrome. What is Fibromyalgia Syndrome? Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic...
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