What to Expect?
Once you find a trigger point by positioning the ball as described…
- You will feel initial discomfort and possibly radiating pain
- This will ease after approximately 1-2 minute
- Continue to move the pocket physio on each point until your discomfort ease - your muscle is beginning to relax
- Repeating this over a period will assist in removing painful muscle tension
- Move to a new trigger point following the guide
What is a trigger point?
As a result of in most cases relatively minor trauma or muscle overuse people can develop hyperirritable spots or “Trigger Points” within tight bands of muscle or fascia.
These points are most often painful on compression with palpation and can give rise to referred pain, local muscle tenderness and occasional autonomic nervous system symptoms - coldness, burning or stinging.
Trigger Points can be:
- Deep or achy
- Cause decreased ranges of motion
- Often be limited to one area of the body
Palpation will reveal:
- Either a knotty or doughy area in a muscle
- A twitch response…sudden pain with palpation
- Latent pain…pain following sustained pressure i.e. after one minute.
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