Trigger Point Therapy
60 Hours
Covers how to treat trigger points and injuries. Trigger points are areas of hyper-irritability within soft tissue that develop when a muscle is injured or overworked. Trigger points caused by trauma create changes in the chemical balance in the tissue, irritating the sensory systems. Trigger points are characterized by local tenderness and referred phenomena, which can include, pain, tingling, numbness, burning or itching. Students learn direct pressure techniques with fingers, thumbs and tools to assess and alleviate trigger points, as well as cross fiber friction techniques for breaking up scar tissue, releasing adhesions and speeding tissue repair. Students also learn adjunctive treatment measures such as RICE, tennis balls, Theracane, foam roller, and Thumbies. The course is formatted in weekly area specific modules, including: lower back, pelvic floor, headaches, neck /shoulders, TMJ/jaw, rotator cuff and extremities. Each module includes palpation skills in locating related muscles and attachments sites, tendons and ligaments, trigger point location and clinical pathologies specific for each body section.
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What Students Are Saying"Ten years ago I had a knee injury and thought I was done racing. After several trigger point sessions, I was back
on my bike training and competing." ~Sonia Ross, member of team Kalyra 3 time Race Across America Winners, 8 time National Champion and Massage Therapist |
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