Trigger points, also known as trigger sites or muscle knots, are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. There is a taut band in muscles containing trigger points, and a hard nodule can be felt.

• Myotherapy (deep pressure)
• Mechanical vibration
• Pulsed ultrasound
• Electrostimulation
• Ischemic compression
• Dry-needling
• Spray-and-stretch
• Using a cooling (vapocoolant) spray
• Low Level Laser Therapy
• Stretching techniques

That invoke reciprocal inhibition within the musculoskeletal system.