trigger point
noun
: a localized usually tender or painful area of the body and especially of a muscle that when stimulated gives rise to pain elsewhere in the body
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Get Up, Stand Up Rather than laying your body on a ball, which applies your entire weight to the trigger point in question, try different positions.
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Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
But the return to the kennel is still the trigger point.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This is the trigger point that leads to actual usage.
—Jake Lee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
These trigger point also simplify the setup for an organisation’s AV teams while eliminating the need for presenter training or multiple cameras to switch views.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
But the return to the kennel is still the trigger point.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This is the trigger point that leads to actual usage.
—Jake Lee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
These trigger point also simplify the setup for an organisation’s AV teams while eliminating the need for presenter training or multiple cameras to switch views.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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trigger point
noun
: a localized usually tender or painful area of the body and especially of a muscle that when stimulated gives rise to pain elsewhere in the body
A trigger point in the calf muscle can also cause discomfort or weakness in the heel or arch; a trigger point in the thigh may cause pain around the knee.—Runner's World
Runner's Worldcalled also trigger area, trigger zone
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