Trigger Point Map

Trigger Point Map is a Modern / Somatic manual therapy — Travell myofascial trigger points body system as transmitted through the lineage The Travell and Simons trigger-point system catalogues palpable myofascial trigger points, referred-pain patterns, and examination procedures for named muscles. Its regional charts are clinical reference material rather than a single symbolic body map; this front-view synthesis selects representative loci and does not reproduce every muscle or referral pattern.. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.

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Primary sources

Known lineage variants

Right sternocleidomastoid locusLeft sternocleidomastoid locusRight upper trapezius locusLeft upper trapezius locusRight levator scapulae locusLeft levator scapulae locusRight infraspinatus locusLeft infraspinatus locusRight quadratus lumborum locusLeft quadratus lumborum locusRight gluteus medius locusLeft gluteus medius locusRight piriformis locusLeft piriformis locus

Related systems

No other systems share this tradition label.

Points

Frequently asked

What is Right sternocleidomastoid locus?

This point marks a representative right sternocleidomastoid muscle locus on the side of the neck. It is a visual landmark drawn from the manual's named-muscle material, not a claim that every person has a trigger point at this exact coordinate.

What is Left sternocleidomastoid locus?

This point marks a representative left sternocleidomastoid muscle locus on the side of the neck. Bilateral display communicates the muscle's paired orientation but does not assert symmetry of symptoms or trigger-point status.

What is Right upper trapezius locus?

This point marks the right upper trapezius near the shoulder slope. The map uses one representative locus from a muscle with multiple possible trigger-point sites, so the point must not be read as an exhaustive muscle chart.

What is Left upper trapezius locus?

This point marks the left upper trapezius near the shoulder slope. It is a regional attention anchor, not a promise that pressure there will reproduce referred pain or improve a symptom.

What is Right levator scapulae locus?

This point represents a right levator scapulae locus at the neck–scapula transition. Because the muscle is largely posterior, the front-view placement is deliberately broad and carries more uncertainty than a superficial anterior landmark.

What is Left levator scapulae locus?

This point represents a left levator scapulae locus at the neck–scapula transition. Its bilateral position is a display convention and does not imply that findings, referral, or sensitivity must match on the two sides.

What is Right infraspinatus locus?

This point marks a right infraspinatus reference region on the posterior shoulder. The front-view silhouette cannot show the scapular surface directly, so the coordinate is a projection with a wide uncertainty radius rather than a surface treatment instruction.

What is Left infraspinatus locus?

This point marks a left infraspinatus reference region on the posterior shoulder. It is included to preserve a representative shoulder muscle from the manual, not to imply that a single orb captures all scapular trigger-point sites.

What is Right quadratus lumborum locus?

This point represents the right quadratus lumborum in the lateral lumbar region. Its broad placement signals a deep posterior muscle and should not be used as a self-diagnosis or as a claim about the source of low-back pain.

What is Left quadratus lumborum locus?

This point represents the left quadratus lumborum in the lateral lumbar region. Bilateral placement shows the paired muscle region while preserving uncertainty about the actual site and clinical significance of any tenderness.

What is Right gluteus medius locus?

This point marks a representative right gluteus medius region at the lateral hip. The projection preserves the selected muscle's place in the lower-body map but does not claim to locate every trigger point or referred-pain pattern.

What is Left gluteus medius locus?

This point marks a representative left gluteus medius region at the lateral hip. It is a map anchor for orientation only and does not establish that pain in the area has a myofascial cause.

What is Right piriformis locus?

This point projects the right piriformis region into the deep gluteal field. The large uncertainty radius marks both depth and posterior projection, and the point is not a diagnosis of sciatic or pelvic symptoms.

What is Left piriformis locus?

This point projects the left piriformis region into the deep gluteal field. It is included as a representative lower-body locus, not as a claim that a displayed orb can identify a nerve disorder or determine treatment.