• This page contains information about muscle (myofascial) pain in the Back, Hip, Buttock,and Leg regions. It would be impossible to describe each and every muscle in detail, so I have therefore concentrated on the common ones.
• Please look at About Muscle Pain, Trigger Point Treatments, About Botox, and Exercises for more information.
• Please note - in the diagrams below:-
  • X = the position of the trigger point (TrP).
  • = the position where the referred pain is felt.

Region	Muscle		TrP Map	Exercises
Back	Quadratus Lumborum			Quadratus Lumborum
	Serratus Posterior Inferior			Lumbar, Thoracic
	Iliocostalis			Lumbar, Thoracic
	Multifidus
	Ilipsoas			Iliopsoas
Hip / Buttock	Pelvic Floor Muscles
	Gluteus Maximus			Gluteal Muscles
	Gluteus Medius
	Gluteus Minimus
	Piriformis			Piriformis
	Tensor Fascia Lata			Tensor Fascia Lata
Leg	Quadriceps	Rectus Femoris		Quadriceps
		Vastus Medialis
		Vastus Intermedialis
		Vastus Lateralis
	Adductors	Pectineus		Adductors
		Adductor Brevis / Longus
		Adductor Magnus
		Gracilis
	Hamstrings	Biceps Femoris		Hamstrings
		Semitendinosus
		Semimembranosus
		Popliteus

Pictures taken from Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, Volumes I + II by J.G. Travell and D.G. Simons (Illustrations B.D. Cummings)