INFRASPINATUS DRY NEEDLING TECHNIQUE (2020) - Myofascial Trigger Points
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In this video we address the invasive treatment of myofascial trigger points of the Infraspinatus muscle through the Dry Needling Technique.
This muscle is one of those that make up the rotator cuff and apart from having a stabilizing function for the shoulder joint, it also performs External Rotation.
It originates from the infraspinatus fossa of the scapula and it attachs on the posterior inferior part of the greater tubercle or trochter of the humerus
It presents 4 possible myofascial trigger points that will give referred pain in the area of ​​the medial edge of the scapula, the anterolateral part of the shoulder and arm, even reaching the hand, and on rare occasions, it can also give referred pain in the suboccipital area.
Most of the population has active trigger points in this muscle due to sedentary lifestyle and repetitive work in which we position ourselves in a forward shoulder posture.
The adductor and internal rotator muscles will be very shortened (such as the pectorals and subscapularis) and, on the other side, the posterior muscles will be in an overstretched position, resulting in muscle fatigue and the subsequent appearance of these trigger points.