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== Trigger Point Referral Pattern  ==
== Trigger Point Referral Pattern  ==


[[Image:Teres major trp referral.jpg|center|405x350px]]<ref name="Travell">Travell JG, Simons DG, Simons LS (1998). Travell and Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 2: The Upper Half of Body (2nd ed). Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.</ref>
[[Image:Teres_maj_trp_referral.png|center|630x350px]]<ref name="Travell">Travell JG, Simons DG, Simons LS (1998). Travell and Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 2: The Upper Half of Body (2nd ed). Baltimore, MD: Williams &amp;amp; Wilkins.</ref>  


== Techniques  ==
== Techniques  ==
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=== Length Tension Testing  ===
=== Length Tension Testing  ===
=== Treatment  ===


== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==

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Description[edit | edit source]

Teres major is a small, round muscle lying along the lateral border of the scapula. It forms the inferior border of both the triangular space and quadrangular space.

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Anatomy[edit | edit source]

Origin[edit | edit source]

  • Posterior surface of the inferior angle of the scapula[3]

Insertion[edit | edit source]

  • Medial lip of intertubercular suclus of humerus[3]

Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

  • Lower subscapular nerve[3]

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

  • Circumflex scapular artery[3]

Function[edit | edit source]

Actions[edit | edit source]

Functional contributions[edit | edit source]

Trigger Point Referral Pattern[edit | edit source]

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Techniques[edit | edit source]

Palpation[edit | edit source]

Length Tension Testing[edit | edit source]

Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. http://www.primalonlinelearning.com/cedaandp/muscular_system/muscles_of_the_lower_limb.aspx#bicepsfemoris
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teres_major_muscle
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Netter FH (2014). Atlas of Human Anatomy (6th ed). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders-Elsevier.
  4. Travell JG, Simons DG, Simons LS (1998). Travell and Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 2: The Upper Half of Body (2nd ed). Baltimore, MD: Williams &amp; Wilkins.