“Old faithful” should be in a national park, not your shoulder! Trigger point massage therapy targets spots of discomfort, spasm or downright pain that occur after an injury or stress that just seem to keep coming back.
If you require this, be sure to book in with us.
Trigger point massage therapy is specifically designed to bring relief to the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure and release. During trigger point therapy, the recipient actively participates through deep breathing as well as identifying the focal point and intensity of the discomfort.
The body is a connected system and it is often the case that a trigger point is just one end of the problem. Most trigger points refer to pain somewhere else along the nerve pathways so it takes skilled hands to get to the root of the problem, and if one muscle is being problematic then it is almost certain to have an effect on the surrounding muscles.
A trigger point in a muscle keeps the entire muscle under tension. This leads to painful stiffness and complaints such as: neck and shoulder stiffness, back pain, buttock pain, RSI and more.
Trigger point massage therapy involves the applying of pressure to tender muscle tissue in order to relieve pain and dysfunction in other parts of the body.
The best method of trigger point therapy is to apply pressure to the trigger points to help break them up so that your body can redistribute and process the accumulated toxins. There may be some pain involved. You may have sore muscles for several days after trigger point therapy; you should drink a lot of water.
However, intensive focused pressure is just one way to treat trigger points, and that style does not ensure the points won’t return. Several other modalities can erase these pesky points and can keep them from returning.
Trigger Point Therapy is for almost everyone. Muscles that have active trigger points are weaker than normal muscles and are unable to move through their full range of motion. Due to being unable to perform their normal function, other muscles are recruited to perform the activity of the compromised muscle. These secondary muscles can go on to develop trigger points themselves if the original muscle is not treated.
We offer medical massage therapy by board-certified therapist, Sue Peterson, CMT #1039. This therapy provides natural, holistic solutions for ailments from headaches to creaky shoulders in a warm, nurturing environment.
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