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Ever wonder what can be done to help headaches, neck stiffness, carpal tunnel type symptoms, tennis elbow, bursitis, frozen shoulder, back pain, low back stiffness, sciatica, shin splints? A massage therapist that is skilled with finding and treating trigger points just might bing you immediate relief.

Trigger Point Therapy examines and treats muscles and muscle attachments in layers from superficial to deep, ligaments and connective tissues.

Trigger points (TP’s) are accumulations of waste products around a nerve receptor. Often they feel like nodules or taut bands of fibres within the soft tissues. TP’s form in muscles which have been overused or injured. Common characteristics are increased muscle tension and muscle shortening. Increased muscle tension is the primary side-effect of trigger points but pain is the most common secondary effect. TP’s can present themselves as referred patterns of sensation such as sharp pain, dull ache, tingling, pins and needles, hot or cold.

They can also create symptoms such as nausea, ear ache, equilibrium disturbance, or blurred vision.