This is a collection of posts about Pain patterns related to sleep. In these posts, you can find information on:
- trigger point patterns resulting in pain that may wake you
- sleeping patterns that activate trigger points which then bother you when you’re awake
- patterns that make it hard to get out of bed
- self-care for sleep-related trigger points
These posts include:
- Trigger point patterns and how people describe the pain
- How do you activate and intensify the pain pattern
- Self-care to show you how to get quick relief on your own
- Stretches and exercises that provide longer-lasting relief
- Brief anatomy review of the involved muscle
- Yoga poses that open this muscle
- Treatment notes for therapists
Note that we are in the process of converting these posts into a more informative and accessible format. Thank you for your patience.
Band of Pain Across the Mid-back
Brow Headache with Sensitive Front Teeth
Hard to Resolve Forearm Pain
Headache Around The Eyebrow
Headache at the Base of The Head
Headache in the Forehead
Headache on the Top of Your Head
Headache Spot Just Above The Temple
Headache with Tender Top of Neck While Turning
Pain Along One Side of the Low Back
Pain Along One Side of the Sacrum
Pain along Shoulder Blade when Reaching Up or Back
Pain Alongside of Thigh when Walking or Sleeping
Pain at the Base of the Head and Under Shoulder Blade
Pain at the Base of the Neck When Turning
Pain Center of the Calf
Pain Down the IT Band Extending Behind the Ankle
Pain in the Sacrum or Crest of the Hip When Sleeping on Side
Pain in the upper back, index finger, and thumb
Pain, Burning & Tingling on Back of Head
Painful Heel when Running or Sleeping
Painful, Unstable Ankle
Self Care – Breathing exercise for upper back pain
Self Care – Calm Yourself In 3 minutes with Ice-and-Stretch
Self Care – Cramping Hamstring
Self Care – Earache with Jaw tension
Self Care – Guidelines for using an Ice Pack
Self Care – Headache and Tender at Top of Neck when Turning Head
Self Care – Headache Around Brow or Forehead
Self Care – Headache at the Base of the Head
Self Care – Hip Pain when Stepping onto One Foot
Self Care – Neck-ache Headache, Eye-ache
Self Care – Pain Along One Side of the Low Back
Self Care – Pain at the Base of the Head and Under Shoulder Blade
Self Care – Pain Down the IT Band, Extending Behind the Ankle
Self Care – Pain in Shoulder Joint or Inside Shoulder Blade
Self Care – Pain in the Sacrum or Crest of the Hip While Sleeping
Self Care – Scalene Pain of Upper Back, Arm & Hand
Self Care – Sharp Pain in Front of Shoulder, Tight Low Back
Self Care – Sharp Upper Back Pain Between the Shoulder Blades
Self Care – Stiff and Slow When Rising From Seated Position
Self Care – Stiffness at the base of the neck
Self Care – Tensor Fascia Lata – Pain or tingling along side of the thigh
Self Care: Headache In The Eyebrow
Self-care – Band of Pain Across Back
Self-Care – Headache Beside Crown with Eye pain
Sharp Pain Between the Shoulder Blades
Sharp Pain in Front of Shoulder, with Tight Low Back
Shoulder or Forearm Pain While Steering
Shoulder Pain and Clicking While Grooming
Shoulder pain when sleeping on your side
Spot of pain behind shoulder
Stiff and Slow When Rising From Seated Position
Stiff Side of Neck When Turning
Stiff, Swollen Hands in the Morning
Superficial strip of shoulder pain when reaching up
Wide Band of Pain Across the Top of the Hips
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*This site is undergoing significant changes. We are reformatting and expanding the posts to make them easier to read. The result will also be more accessible and include more patterns with better self-care. Meanwhile, there may be formatting, content presentation, and readability inconsistencies. Until we get older posts updated, please excuse our mess.