An MTrP is a hyperirritable spot in a taut band of skeletal muscle fibers with characteristics related to central sensitization in the spinal cord.

肌筋膜激痛点是骨骼肌肉纤维里紧绷肌带上的过度激活点，伴随著与脊髓里中枢性敏感化有相关联的特徵。