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Piriformis Syndrome | Finding Trigger Points

Piriformis Syndrome | Finding Trigger Points

Piriformis Stretch - See Instructions Below       Piriformis Muscle Trigger Points       Your Sciatica-type Pain Could Be Caused by Piriformis Syndrome     So called "Piriformis Syndrome" is...
Trigger Point Therapy - Pilates

Trigger Point Therapy - Pilates

  Pilates using a Reformer         A Strong Core May Help Prevent Active Trigger Points   Pilates emphasizes your body’s core and is great discipline for helping to avoid...
Stretching the Wrist Flexors

Stretching the Wrist Flexors

Wrist Flexors         Wrist Flexor Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   Nerve Entrapment Syndromes   The wrist flexors definitely tend to fall into that category of important...
Stretching for Piriformis Syndrome

Stretching for Piriformis Syndrome

Piriformis Muscle          Your Sciatica-Type Pain Could Be Caused by Piriformis Syndrome     So called "Piriformis Syndrome" is a condition in which the piriformis muscle, located deep in the...
Stretching for Pain Relief - Anterior Deltoid

Stretching for Pain Relief - Anterior Deltoid

  Deltoid Muscle   Anterior Deltoid - How to Find Trigger Points       The deltoid, along with supraspinatus and associated rotator cuff muscles, will regularly develop myofascial trigger points...
Trigger Point Therapy - 5 Great Stretches for the Quads

Trigger Point Therapy - 5 Great Stretches for the Quads

        Trigger points in the quadricep muscles are commonly the cause of hip, thigh and knee pain  The quadriceps is a large group of muscles, the most...
Treating the Quadratus Lumborum

Treating the Quadratus Lumborum

    Quadratus Lumborum Muscle     Treating the Quadratus Lumborum      Active Trigger Points in the QL are Often Associated with Back Pain The QL works together with the...
Trigger Point Therapy - Muscle Energy Techniques (MET's)

Trigger Point Therapy - Muscle Energy Techniques (MET's)

Stuart Hinds - MET for Scalenes/SCM   Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) are increasingly being used to help dissipate trigger points - especially in cases of chronic shortening of the muscles...
Trigger Point Therapy - Postural and Phasic Muscles

Trigger Point Therapy - Postural and Phasic Muscles

  Postural Muscles and Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner M.D.     When your muscles are placed under faulty or repetitive loading, the postural muscles will shorten and the...
Hamstrings - Injury Prevention and Recovery

Hamstrings - Injury Prevention and Recovery

  Hamstrings - Stretching Exercise for Injury Prevention and Recovery      Hamstring stretches should be a common part of your stretching and flexibility routine  Hamstring flexibility is important for all...
Five Awesome Stretches for the Hip and Thigh

Five Awesome Stretches for the Hip and Thigh

  IT Band Stretch      Stretching is often a key component of trigger point treatment Here are five simple stretches that we typically refer to in terms of an...
Tips to Keep the Calf Muscles Healthy and Pain Free!

Tips to Keep the Calf Muscles Healthy and Pain Free!

  How to Avoid Injury by Stretching the Calf Muscles After Workout     Calf Muscle Stretch - Find the Way That Works for You! Watch the video above to...
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