Posted by sabre on November 29, 2004, at 23:28:33
In reply to Re: muscle triggers and tyrosine » sabre, posted by tealady on November 29, 2004, at 2:13:14
Hi tealady
All muscles have hyperexcitable areas or foci. The trigger points of the body have been mapped out and there are manuals showing where they are, e.g. "Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual (2-Volume Set)".
Massage therapists and accupuncturists know them well. If a trigger point gets too irritable, it can refer pain into a characteristic area of the body. In fibromyalgia, the myofascia can be affected throughout the body and can be felt as taut bands and 'knots' or trigger points in the muscle. People who work long hours in front of computers can develop hyperirritable triggers in their shoulders, necks and scalps. Triggers in the neck musculature can cause dizziness, headaches and nausea.Apparently deficiencies of vit C, magnesium and muscle overuse and fatigue, stress etc can aggravate and perpetuate irritation of triggers.
What I was curious about was did anyone have problems with triggers while using Tyrosine. I'm waiting on some Picamilon and theanine as I think GABA works to calm the CNS down - as opposed to glutamate. I'm hoping it will be the 'fat controller' that is the answer to everything ...anxiety, esp the social variety and muscle tension, trigger overactivity etc.
Maybe that is too simplistic but I'm hoping. If the GABA shows any efficacy than I'll go down the neurontin path...unless of course the supplements are sufficient.
sabre
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