For pain that shows up somewhere other than where the problem actually is.
How Trigger Point Therapy Camrose Addresses Referred Pain
A trigger point is a small, irritable knot within a taut band of muscle. Its defining characteristic is referral: pressing it reproduces pain somewhere else, often at a distance and in a pattern that is consistent from person to person.
This is why trigger points get missed. A point in the upper trapezius refers up the side of the neck and into the head, and gets treated as a headache. A point in the gluteus medius refers down the outside of the leg, and gets treated as sciatica relief . A point in the infraspinatus refers deep into the front of the shoulder, and gets treated as a rotator cuff problem.
Trigger point therapy camrose works by locating the point that reproduces your familiar pain and applying sustained, specific pressure until it releases — then addressing why it formed.
Trigger Point Therapy Camrose and Common Referral Patterns
Upper trapezius to head
Tension-type headache and neck pain that responds poorly to treating the head itself.
Gluteal muscles to leg
Pain down the outside or back of the leg that mimics sciatica without a nerve problem.
Rotator cuff to shoulder
Deep shoulder ache, often felt at the front, referred from points at the back.
Quadratus lumborum to hip
Low back pain that wraps to the hip or upper buttock.
Jaw and temple
Points in the masseter and temporalis referring into the teeth, ear and temple. Relevant to TMJ pain.
Forearm to hand
Grip pain and forearm ache referring toward the wrist and fingers.
What to Expect From Trigger Point Therapy Camrose
Your therapist palpates the muscles most likely to be responsible until they find the point that reproduces your familiar pain. That recognition moment — yes, that is it — is the diagnostic step, and it is why your feedback during Trigger point therapy Camrose matters more here than in most massage.
Sustained pressure is then applied to the point, held while it releases, often combined with stretching and movement of the muscle. Several points may be treated in one session.
Finding and releasing the point is the easy half. Points recur if the load that created them is unchanged, so treatment normally includes what to change: a workstation, a sleeping position, a lifting habit, or a weakness that is making one muscle do another muscle’s work.
Your Massage Therapists in Camrose
Trigger point work at our Camrose clinic is provided by registered massage therapists, including Reide Norman. Read about the team on our team page.
Coverage and Direct Billing for Trigger Point Therapy Camrose
We direct bill Alberta Blue Cross, Great-West Life, Sun Life Financial, Cowan Insurance Group, Manulife Financial, Maximum Benefit, Desjardins, Johnson Insurance and Green Shield Canada. We also handle WCB claims and motor vehicle accident claims directly.
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If your pain moves or refers, book an appointment and describe the pattern — that is the most useful thing you can tell us.
Central Physiotherapy & Massage · 6028 48 Avenue, Camrose, AB · (780) 673-0573
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