EP 31: Trigger points: Are they the chicken or the egg in chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome ? with Jay Shah

This podcast covers all things about trigger points, chronic pain and MPS. In particular we talk about the role of trigger points and are they the chicken or the egg in chronic MPS? We talk with Jay Shah, a Physiatrist and Clinical Investigator from Washington DC in the USA. We will cover the key objective, reproducible and quantifiable muscle tissue properties of trigger points that clinicians can use in their clinic to effectively identify and treat myofascial trigger points and MPS. We will also cover some of Jay’s fascinating history of his journey to studying trigger points, what led him to this areas of clinic research and what his favourite neurotransmitter is.