Trigger Point Therapy Use in the Fort Wayne Chiropractic Treatment Plan

"Oh, that's the spot, Doc!"

Patients are frequently astonished that we can find, just by feeling, the painful spot. Trigger points are extremely irritable areas in muscle bands that provoke painful responses and are identified by increased pain in the patient and an obvious hardness to the doctor or therapist. Trigger points are not just sensitive nodules, but they affect the surrounding muscle and tissues.

A type of soft tissue therapy, trigger point therapy, first originated by Dr. Janet Travell who treated President John F. Kennedy for his back pain, is founded on the theory that pain in a certain part of the body can actually be caused by an injury or dysfunction somewhere else. chiropractic treatment of the spinal nerve injuries and dysfunctions is complementary.

Trigger points are spots of sensitivity in a muscle. Trigger point therapy incorporates the application of pressure to these painful, tender areas in order to alleviate their pain and dysfunction as well as pain in other parts of the body. Sometimes massage and trigger point therapy are used together. Theoretically, active trigger points bring about muscle pain which transfers pain and tenderness to other parts of the body when pressed. Latent trigger points are those that don't have pain unless pressed, but they are believed to cause joint stiffness and reduced ranges of motion as we age.

By including trigger point therapy, the doctor or therapist presses on these painful points to relax the muscle and tissues affected. Even as the applied pressure on a trigger point might cause your discomfort to become more noticeable, it has the odd effect of feeling good at the same time. You will discover that trigger point therapy in combination with your chiropractic Cox Technic treatment does wonders to move you toward pain relief.

Aaron Chiropractic Clinic provides trigger point therapy to maximize your healing. Ask Aaron Chiropractic Clinic for more information.