Between 40% to 50% of our bodies are muscle and as long as we are alive our muscles are involved in everything we do from walking to talking, sitting, breathing, eating, and in the beating of our heart, and normal functioning of our internal organs. So if anything hurts in our bodies or doesn’t work correctly its sure muscles are involved. In some cases a muscular imbalance may be just a minor side effect of another condition, but in many cases it is actually the source of the problem itself.
The place in a muscle where an imbalance is concentrated and maintained is called a Trigger Point. These are essentially pain source points. Common causes of trigger points are an injury sustained in a fall or accident, poor posture, and overuse or incorrect use of muscles. Trigger Point Therapy uses precision massage techniques to relax and rebalance the muscles and eliminate the trigger points.
An important thing to understand about trigger points is that they often refer pain to areas away from the actual source, that is, away from the trigger point itself. So the trigger point itself may not feel painful until it is touched, and then it can suddenly be very painful.
Because of this pattern of referring pain to other areas in the body, many problems caused by trigger points are often misunderstood. Trigger points can be responsible or partially responsible for a very long list of common problems such as headaches, dizziness, neck and jaw pain, ear pain, back and shoulder pain, tennis elbow, arthritis, heartburn, sciatica, tendonitis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, internal pain, sprains and ligament injuries and others. In all these cases Trigger Point Therapy may ease or even completely resolve the situation.
It usually requires several treatments of Trigger Point Therapy to completely resolve pain and problems caused by trigger points, though after even one treatment there is almost always some progress in both reduction of pain and understanding of the cause of the problem. As part of the treatment we will teach you exercises to do and possibly changes to make in your posture and other habits. Together this combination can have amazing effects.
There are no negative side effects from Trigger Point Therapy and the fact that trigger points respond so quickly to massage is a convenient indicator of whether your condition is in fact trigger point related and whether you can benefit from further treatments.
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