Myofascial Triggerpoints in an Updated Pain Framework
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Massage therapy as a therapeutic intervention is being embraced by the medical community, it is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects.
Read MoreMassage Therapy and Sports Related Aches
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Due to doping regulations, athletes have strict restrictions of what they can put in their bodies, so naturally they looks for alternative ways to ease the pain of overexertion.
For sports injuries, massage therapy has been shown to be a safe, non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention that is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects.
Read MoreIncorporating Research into Practice
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"Massage therapy continues to be more common in new environments: hospitals, sport medicine clinics and long term care facilities. These settings require massage therapists to work directly with physicians and allied health professions, this requires a sound understanding of the latest research findings."
Read MoreThe effect of triggerpoint compression for acute low back pain
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From a clinical perspective, myofascial trigger points certainly describe a phenomenon — aching spots, that seems to at least be partially helped by massage. The issue is that there is still uncertainty on the subject of triggerpoints.
To help provide some insight and perspective for therapists, I am working on compiling studies that look at the practical application of triggerpoint compression. Here is a study out of Japan that looks at the effects of compression at myofascial trigger points in patients with acute low back pain.
Those Sore Spots in Your Muscles!
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Some call them 'knots', some call them 'myofascial trigger-points', they have even been referred to as 'soft tissue sore spots of an unknown origin'. One of the things that is confusing about those sore spots in your body is the plurality of definitions. Just to break it down to general terms knots are often used as a layman's term to describe myofascial trigger-points, but depending on who you are talking to knots and myofascial trigger-points may not be synonymous. Some call them muscles knots, some call them trigger points, they have even been referred to as soft tissue sore spots of an unknown origin. What are those sore spots in your muscles that massage therapists work on?
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