Pain can develop in muscles from various causes such as broken bones, whiplash, chilling, herniated/bulging disks, surgery, immobilization, chronic overuse, repetitive movements and even nutritional imbalances.  Other factors may include sudden overload on the muscle, fatigue, infections, injections, medications and chronic stress. Muscles have remarkably long memories.  Even years after an injury has healed, a simple precipitating event such as bending over to lift something can reactivate the latent trigger points causing a predictable pain and weakness pattern. This is especially true during stressful times.

Many times, muscular pain happens in cycles and it is the cycle that needs to be addressed for complete and prolonged relief of symptoms.

An illustration of the “Pain - Spasm - Pain” Cycle