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Trigger Point Therapy - Dry Needling, Acupuncture and Trigger Points

Trigger Point Therapy - Dry Needling, Acupuncture and Trigger Points

  There could be increased efficacy in pain relief when a trigger point is present at the site of an acupuncture point during treatment. We find that clients are often confused about...
Taping Trigger Points - Infraspinatus

Taping Trigger Points - Infraspinatus

  Taping technique for Infraspinatus - Stuart Hinds     Through his years working with Olympic athletes, Stuart Hinds has developed unique trigger point taping techniques which are simple, safe,...
Trigger Points - Myofascial Dysfunction and  “Switch-off” Mechanisms

Trigger Points - Myofascial Dysfunction and “Switch-off” Mechanisms

While trigger points may develop as a result of trauma, injury, or overuse, there may be other mechanisms at play Identifying and treating myofascial trigger points can be uniquely effective...
Trigger Point Therapy - Myofascial Meridians, Myokinetic Chains and Sublinks

Trigger Point Therapy - Myofascial Meridians, Myokinetic Chains and Sublinks

Most TP therapists seem to agree that trigger points tend to develop along “Myofascial Meridians”. Below we have set out some detailed information about these myokinetic chains and sublinks. The main reference sources...
Trigger Point Therapy - Myofascial Meridians

Trigger Point Therapy - Myofascial Meridians

  Clinically, trigger points tend to emerge in the warp and weft of the myofascia along certain predetermined lines of force, or meridians. Whilst there's still a lot that we...
Muscle Energy Techniques - PIR Versus RI

Muscle Energy Techniques - PIR Versus RI

Post-Isometric Relaxation (PIR) or Reciprocal Inhibition (RI)? PIR or RI? How much pain the client is presenting with is generally the deciding factor in determining which method to initially apply. The PIR...
Trigger Point Therapy - Superficial Muscles of the Foot

Trigger Point Therapy - Superficial Muscles of the Foot

Abductor Hallucis - Common Trigger Point Sites and Referred Pain Pattern   Foot pain can have a profound impact on quality of life. Half of all adults say that foot...
Soft Tissue Release (STR)

Soft Tissue Release (STR)

About Soft Tissue Release (STR) When administering most massage techniques, the tissues remain passive while the therapist glides through them or works on and across them. With STR, a specific...
Frozen Shoulder - Living Through the Acute Spasms of Pain

Frozen Shoulder - Living Through the Acute Spasms of Pain

  Frozen Shoulder or Impingement?   The early stages of a frozen shoulder are generally associated with acutely painful muscle "spasms" In the early days of a frozen shoulder any sudden...
Frozen Shoulder - The Importance of Movement

Frozen Shoulder - The Importance of Movement

    With a frozen shoulder it's always beneficial to get started as soon as possible with regular, gentle exercises. The last thing you feel like doing if you have...
Thoracolumbar Fascia and Its Relationship to the Gmax

Thoracolumbar Fascia and Its Relationship to the Gmax

The thoracolumbar fascia (TLF) is a thick, strong sheet of a ligamentous type of connective tissue, which connects with, and covers, the muscles of the trunk, hips, and shoulders. The...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Horses

Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Horses

  Andy Eckley - NAT Therapist, and Equine Therapist        Trigger Point Therapy for Horses A common comment is that the horse can't tell you where it feels...
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