If your surgical wound becomes infected, the area is more likely to become weak. You may also get a hernia next to a stoma. A stoma is an opening in your abdomen that drains stool from your bowels. Muscle strain: Heavy lifting and pregnancy can strain the muscles in your abdomen.
WHAT THEY DO... Active trigger points cause muscle pain. Latent trigger point can cause stiffness in a muscle. Triggers are created by a protective mechanism in your body - a message that tells a muscle to tighten up to prevent further damage.
However, there is a down side to scars. Scar tissue shortens muscle tissue, which shows up as immobility, irritability and pain syndrome. The pain caused by scar tissue can also relate to trigger points that can be embedded in or around scars. Trigger points create a type of muscle stiffness and are the result of tiny contraction knots in muscle and tissues where an area of the body is injured or overworked.