[andrekandre]

  > The trigger point is basically just a place where you can push on the muscle, and apparently when you push on a muscle that's tense, it's forced to relax itself. It's painful, but only as long as the muscle is tense. Relaxed muscles are not painful when pushed.

thats interesting. after getting injured i started getting intense tension headaches from the back of my neck/head and at one point went to various massage therapists, and the best ones would find the right muscle and press real hard... which would hurt like hell but would solve my headache pretty fast in a lot of cases.

fast-forward many sessions later, i learned how to do the same for myself whenever i'd feel a tension headache coming on, just find that tense knot and press hard; works like magic many times