Neuro muscular Technique (NMT) or Trigger Point Therapy (TPT).
Did you know that trigger points are contracted group of fibers in the muscle that cause pain?
Trigger points are tiny contraction knots found in the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle (the myofascia). These can be acutely painful in themselves and typically cause referred pain in another part of the body.
Apart from pain, trigger points bring on numbness, tingling, hypersensitivity and a sense of burning. Some of the physical problems caused are lack of coordination, reduced mobility, stiffness, swelling and weakness.
Inflammation occurs when a muscle is injured. The body recognizes this and this contracted fibre causes pain which makes you protect the muscle to prevent further damage.
What is Trigger point therapy?
It is a neuromuscular therapy designed to speed up recovery from injury, correct muscular imbalances and relieve pain. We usually stretch the muscle and then apply pressure to areas of muscle tightness or ‘knots’. This helps to relive muscle tension and promote healing.
Treating trigger points
This a technique involves applying pressure on trigger points using a series of short firm strokes, designed to alleviate the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure and release. Trigger point therapy is most often used with other massage techniques to treat specific conditions.
Trigger points hurt when compressed but the moderate pain felt during massage is therapeutic in itself, since the electric impulses generated disrupt the neurological feedback loop that maintains a trigger point.
The pressure we do with Neuromuscular (NMT) or trigger point therapy ‘reprograms’ the neuromuscular system so that pain decreases. This promotes healing as the inflammation decreases and you experience reduced pain and tightness.
Who benefits from trigger point therapy?
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