trigger point
noun
: a localized usually tender or painful area of the body and especially of a muscle that when stimulated gives rise to pain elsewhere in the body
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The border would stay shut until migrant arrivals drop to 75% of the trigger point.
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Even the stones used in trigger point work and hot stone massages have a deeper meaning.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
The device is small enough to pack in a gym bag or carry-on and includes a case, charger, two larger foam attachments for small and large muscle groups, and one thumb foam attachment for trigger points.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2024
In Pfizer's trial, the trigger point was at or around 170.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Even the stones used in trigger point work and hot stone massages have a deeper meaning.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
The device is small enough to pack in a gym bag or carry-on and includes a case, charger, two larger foam attachments for small and large muscle groups, and one thumb foam attachment for trigger points.
—Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2024
In Pfizer's trial, the trigger point was at or around 170.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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trigger point
noun
: a localized usually tender or painful area of the body and especially of a muscle that when stimulated gives rise to pain elsewhere in the body
A trigger point in the calf muscle can also cause discomfort or weakness in the heel or arch; a trigger point in the thigh may cause pain around the knee.—Runner's World
Runner's Worldcalled also trigger area, trigger zone
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