Abstract
M. Tech.
The Rhomboideus muscle is made up of the Rhomboid minor and Rhomboid major muscles. The
collective term for theses two separate muscles is commonly referred to as the Rhomboid muscle
(Moore, 1999). For the purpose of this study the term Rhomboid muscle will also be referring to
the two separate muscles as one, namely the Rhomboid muscle or the Rhomboids. Rhomboid
trigger points are one of the main causes of inter-scapular pain because the referral pattern of this
muscle is on the medial border of the scapula (Smith, Padgett and Kaufmann, Harrington, An and
Irby, 2004). Articular dysfunction associated with Rhomboid trigger points can involve any of the
spinal segments from C7 to T5 usually two or three segments are involved. It is therefore, evident
that Rhomboid trigger points in conjunction with articular dysfunction can thus be the primary
cause of inter-scapular pain (Travell and Simons, 1999).