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[[File:GraysSoleusTrigger.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Soleus trigger point that can cause pain in the Achilles tendon<ref name="TPManual"/>. Note that the calf has two main muscles, the Gastrocnemius and the Soleus. The Soleus is under the Gastrocnemius which has been removed from this diagram.]]
It is common for muscles to develop 'trigger points', also called '[[Muscle|muscle ]] knots'. These trigger points can be felt as small, hard lumps in the muscle that can be painful when pressed<ref name="TPManual"/>. Trigger points may give rise to characteristic patterns of referred pain, including tendon pain, and often result in a restricted Range Of Motion<ref name="TPManual"/>.
=Treating Trigger Points=