Anatomical Bases of the Temporal Muscle Trigger Points

Figure 8

Trigger points 1, 2, 3, and 4, described by Travell and Simons [9], sites of reflex pain of each point in the colored bands. Sextants 1,2,3,4,5,6, with colored dots showing the intake of the branches of the deep temporal nerves into the muscle of the cadavers used in this study.