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.
Trigger points are contracted areas, or knots, in muscles that cause pain, stiffness and other symptoms. This pain can be localized, or referred to another part of the body. Short sessions of massage applied specifically to trigger points, ideally done several times a day, help trigger points to release and the body can then do its part to heal the muscle.