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Trigger Point AcupunctureTrigger point acupuncture is a more intense, direct manipulation of muscular tightness (knots) - known as trigger points. It seeks to generate repeated, involuntary twitching from the suspect muscle or muscle group and usually leads to an immediate reduction of the tightness as well as a reduction or elimination of the related problems. There are approximately 400 muscles in the human body, and any one of these can develop what is called a myofascial trigger point (TP). Myofascial pain literally means pain coming from the muscles (myo is the latin term for muscle) and the fascia (the thin tissue that covers muscles. |
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Trigger points need to be stimulated to be cured! This stimulation may be in one of many different ways, however the most important is by stretching the affected muscle group. The stretching of the muscle may be very painful indeed- in fact it is often too painful to be able to stretch the muscle to any meaningful degree. This is where acupuncture becomes vital in the rehabilitation of trigger point problems. Acupuncture causes an immediate relaxation of the muscle because
of the effect of the “micro-trauma” to the surface
of the muscle being treated. This relaxation will then reduce
a degree of the muscle spasm and consequently allow further stretching
of the affected muscle group. Acupuncture is not the treatment
- it is only part of the treatment. Specific stretching exercises
are required for long term rehabilitation of myofascial pain,
however the treatment course can be rapidly accelerated by the
incorporation of trigger-point acupuncture in the rehabilitation. |
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