Generally if you have trigger points , stretching isn't going to do you any good until those TrPs get resolved.
That's something Sharon Butler doesn't cover, trigger points.
![Frown](images/smilies/frown.gif)
..they are real and they happen!
Was the PT just rubbing on those muscles or actually doing manual TrP release?
*a specific pressure on 1 TrP at a time until it fades away.*
TrP sticky thread-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread125577.html
If your muscles are in spasms also then that needs to be addressed -
I had best luck with my chiro doing the ultrasound, low level laser, IF stim (low setting only - like a soft massaging - nothing that tightens the muscles)
but mine were not as hyper sensitive as yours sound like..
I saw a website that tells about a way to work trigger points w/ ultrasound I'll see if I can locate that.
LLLT (low level laser therapy) may work in the same way without having actual pressure of touching..
Found it- explore the whole site and the practitioner topics , maybe share it w/ PT person to see what they think about it.
you could also have a co condition of fibromyalgia... others have developed it along w/ TOS.
http://www.drlowe.com/myofascial/pra...ltrasound1.htm