Tender Points By Description

On the front side - upper body:

• Mid anterior cervical - on the neck just below where the head meets the neck just above the collar bone
• Second rib - just below the collar bone approximately 3 finger widths down
• Lateral epicondyle of humerous - inner elbow on the same side as the thumb

On the front side - lower body:

• Knee - on the inner side of the knee where you can feel a fat pad

On the back - upper body:

• Occiput - on each side of the spine where the head and neck meet
• Inferior neck - on the upper line of the shoulder, just less than halfway from the shoulder to the neck
• Suprascapular - along the upper margins of the shoulder blade three finger widths on a diagonal plane toward the spine

On the back - lower body:

• Sacrolateral - on the upper buttock close to the "dimple" area approximately one half the distance to the spine from the hip
• Posterior Greater trochanter - just below the fold of the buttocks close to the outside edge of the thigh