Gluteus medius, anterior part, near the anterior superior iliac spine
- TrP3 (Travell & Simons, vol. 2, ch. 8 — moyen glutéal)
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The muscle and the place
Gluteus medius, anterior part, near the anterior superior iliac spine
What the finger seeks
The same deep tissue technique applies here, just below the iliac crest, near the anterior superior iliac spine.
As for the middle spot, nothing lies here between skin and bone: the finger pad rolls the fibres against the ilium, across their direction; this more anterior spot is rarely encountered.
Sources
- travell-tpm-2 · vol. 2, ch. 8 — p. 168-169 (locus, rarement rencontré, entre peau et os), p. 176 (technique tissulaire profonde partagée avec le TrP2)
What pressure brings out
Pain from this point is projected primarily along the iliac crest, over the lowest lumbar region, and bilaterally over the sacrum.
Sources
- travell-tpm-2 · vol. 2, ch. 8 — p. 169 (patron de douleur du TrP3)
The technique
Invasive technique not publishable: the structured contract is incomplete.
Caution
No published depth for this spot: the needle search aims at the zone of deep tenderness without any distance to a structure being given; as for the sciatic nerve, the source names it as something to avoid for this muscle in general, without tying it to this TrP in particular.
Convergence
This section requires a distance explicitly referencing this geometrically placed locus. A distance to its carrying muscle is never assigned to it.
no convergence calculated for this place