What are trigger points?
A trigger point is a hypersensitive nodule in a taut band of muscle. Many people refer to them as “knots”. When pressed upon, it can be extremely painful. Because the nodule often crosses a neuromuscular junction, the pain is often accompanied by a referring pain in a predictable pattern, along the nerve.
What is trigger point therapy?
Myofascial trigger points can be found in any muscle, anywhere in the body. An active, or irritated, trigger point can cause extreme pain in the muscle itself, pain in other muscles that the trigger point is referring to, and loss of mobility in the affected area. Trigger point therapy is when trigger points are deactivated, or “released”. For this deactivation, a practitioner will press onto the nodule for a few seconds up to a few minutes until the referring pain has faded, and the nodule becomes less sensitive.
Why is TrapPress a game changer?
- Do most of your clients or patients come to you with upper back, shoulder, neck, and head pain? How many of them work at a desk job, look at screens all day, hold and carry children, have physically demanding work, or just bad posture in general? If this is the demographic that you’re working with, then TrapPress is for you.
More and more patients are requesting trigger point therapy from their practitioners. Adding TrapPress to your toolbelt will allow you to offer this beneficial therapy to every client who needs it, without hurting yourself in the process.
As a professional bodyworker, your longevity matters. TrapPress can help you stay in the field longer and prevent burnout and injury.
For your clients, the quality of care that you provide is determined by your personal choice to take care of yourself and to use the tools that will make sessions easier on you and more effective for them.
