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Trigger Point Therapy
... If you’ve ever received professional trigger point therapy, you may be baffled at how it works. A therapist explores ... the body with fingertips, searching for sore, tender trigger points. Once the trigger point is found, the therapist applies pressure with ...
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Charley Horse
... cramped calf muscle. 1. Apply pressure to associated trigger points. Apply pressure to either of these two antispasmotic points as ...
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5 Powerful Self-Care Tools That Relieve Pain & Tension
... of touch therapy that involves pressing on tiny meridian points to stimulate and relax the nervous system. It’s kind of like ... it gradually, starting with short 5-minute sessions. 3. Trigger Point Therapy Balls A skilled massage therapist can perform ...
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To the Point: Working With Tsubo
... there are channels of energy flow in the body and specific points for engaging with that energy movement. Whereas acupuncture utilizes ... body. These tsubo du jour are better known in the West as trigger points. These tender points are abnormally sore or painful to ...
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Fibromyalgia’s Mysteries
... three months’ duration, characterized by specific tender points in 11 of 18 locations. This is a perfect definition for this painful ... reasonable therapeutic goals, and proper preparation. Trigger Point Vs. Tender Point[for the therapist] When approaching your ...
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The Body Remembers
... and hold themselves upright can also shape their bodies. Trigger points can develop from deformities, pain, or injuries, while muscle-guarding ...
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Essential Skills: Massage in an Orthopedic Context
... pain. 10 Misconception Number Five The theory of trigger points can effectively explain the underlying causes of musculoskeletal pain. ...
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A Shiatsu Story
... technique of thumb and palm pressure on a pattern of certain points over the body to relieve pain, promote relaxation and stimulate blood ... a thorough whole-body treatment, emphasizing neuro-muscular points. It requires an extensive knowledge of the musculo-skeletal structure ... Shiatsu Acupressure Acupuncture Trigger Points ...
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Jin Shin Jyutsu and Modern Medicine
... body. Their location bears great resemblance to acupoints or trigger points. Medial and lateral points may also be used. SELS are located on ...
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Fibromyalgia and the Elderly
... pain and stiffness, she explained. “I also have certain points that are so tender at times I can’t even get dressed,” said the ... guidelines to aid diagnosis. Doctors can identify 17 trigger points specifically found on fibromyalgia clients, but pain is the most ...