What is TRIGGER POINT? Trigger point therapy is a touch therapy that has been proven effective for the relief of soft-tissue pain. Trigger point therapy is utilized by a broad sprectrum of healthcare practitioners including chiropractors, massage therapist, osteopathic doctors and even medical doctors. Trigger Point therapy can help improve range of motion, muscle weakness and even numbness or tingling sensations.
Trigger point therapy is practiced by depressing points on the body deep enough to stimulate the nervous system. In doing so, circulation is increased in the specific depressed area. Similar to acupressure, trigger point therapy helps locate points of tenderness from where pain is generated, (known as referral points) and by applying sustained pressure to these trigger points, pain is released.
Patients report feeling relaxed with decreased pain. To learn more about trigger point therapy, or if you are interested in enrolling in a school which offers trigger point courses, please feel free to peruse our holistic and massage directories at HolisticJunction.com.
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