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Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points are small areas in muscles that refer to the sensational areas of pain in other parts of the body. In other words trigger points are referred to the knots in our muscles

Trigger point therapy is nothing but applying pressure to these triggers points. By applying proper pressure in the right location you can experience immediate relief from tension and pain

Trigger point therapy is used to cure migraine pain, mock carpal tunnel syndrome, diminish migraine pain and other pains. Sometimes the therapist incorporates the trigger point massage with other massages like Swedish massage and neuromuscular massage

Trigger point therapy was developed by Dr. Janet Travel in 1940 and it is also called as Myofascial trigger point therapy

Purpose of Trigger Point Therapy

The main purpose of trigger point therapy is to remove pain from the muscles and to refresh the muscles back to their original state. After several levels of treatments the swelling and stiffness in the muscles are removed and the range of motion in the muscles is increased

Treatment

Before the treatment the therapist should be clear about the client's history. If the clients approach the therapist with swelling or discoloration in the skin and other serious symptoms, it better to get advice from a medical expert

Treatments in trigger point therapy can be manual like myofascial trigger point therapy, myotherapy, mechanical vibration, injection, spraying and stretching etc. The therapist use various tool to apply pressure directly on the trigger points

When the treatments in the trigger point therapy fails injection can be a suitable one and it gives an immediate relief from pain. Dry needling is also useful but it has some soreness after the treatment

Self Treatment

One can treat their trigger points by themselves with the help of self treatment. These methods are described in many books and websites. But one must have a clear idea about the trigger points on which he is working especially if they are going to work on nerves and glands

Benefits of Trigger Point Therapy Massage

Help to relieve muscle pain and firmness
Avoid the latent trigger points becoming active
Increase the muscle functioning by clearing all the trigger points
Improves overall health

Risks

Whether you go for a self trigger point therapy or go to a professional there are some risk in this therapy. The trigger point therapy may damage some soft tissues in the body. And trigger points near the kidneys are at a very high risk if the injection treatment is carried it may lead to kidney damage. And the salivary glands are also affected when the trigger points in the masseter muscle are treated