TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
Trigger points are areas in the muscles that the brain thinks need to be permanently contracted. This makes the muscle shorter than it would normally be and creates a strain in the body. When trigger points are activated, by a fall, poor posture or overuse, they can refer pain to other areas in the body. If these trigger points are not released then trying to strengthen or stretch muscles has little effect on pain reduction.
Trigger point pain often follows a predictable pattern in the body. It can be experienced as numbness swelling, stiffness, sharp pain or tingling and may affect different areas in the body and feel different from day to day. The pain is similar to fascial restriction pain.
“I will work to release the active (primary) trigger points which may be causing some of your discomfort and work the surrounding fascial restrictions to encourage the body to return to a healthier state.”