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Where is the trigger point under a person''s armpit?'
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Trigger point: Trigger point is node, that happens on the muscle due to strain of it, there very litte muscles in the axils, that people called arm pit, i dout you have a trigger point there, if there is a pain it is more likely due to folliculitis of the skin hair.
Answered 11/12/2013
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See below: It could be in any number of places....a TP can develop in any muscle.
Answered 5/13/2017
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