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.
If you have activated trigger points in the scalene muscles, you may experience pain in any of the areas shown in red, but you may also experience shoulder and upper limb syndromes such as pain in the upper shoulder blade.f you have activated trigger points in the scalene muscles, you may experience pain in any of the areas shown in red, but you may also experience shoulder and upper limb syndromes such as pain in the upper shoulder blade.