Trigger Point Therapy
Safe with pregnancy
This is the treatment of trigger points that can be found in muscles all around the body. Practitioners believe that many of the surface pain experienced by people are caused by the formation of trigger points (knots). The therapist applies manual pressure to release these knots and therefore, relieve pain and improve wellbeing
Caution
It is generally safe
Sessions can be painful
Avoid in open wounds
Therapy for:
Repetitive strain injuries
Jaw pain (Temporomandibular joint problems)
Rotator cuff pain (shoulder)
Frozen shoulder
Tennis elbow
Headaches
Neck pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Sciatica
Hip pain
Plantar fasciitis
Fibromyalgia
General joint pains
Comments
The perceived causes of trigger points include:
- Injuries
- Bad posture
- Muscle overuse
- Poor sleep or sleep problems
- Stress
- Lack of exercise
- Nutritional defficiency
- Ageing
It is closely related to Dry Needling whereby acupuncture needles are used to release the trigger points
Safe with diabetes
Safe with children
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