Got tension? Trigger Point Therapy Can Help

Right now your back, neck and 620 other identified “trigger points” throughout your body may be filled with tight tension knots causing you pain and reduced mobility. Manipulation of these these trigger points through massage and pressure techniques can provide instant pain relief and restore functionality with Trigger Point Therapy. Release the pain and tension you have through a set of therapy sessions at Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center–your body will thank you.

Back to School Stress

While Back to School time is exciting for children (and parents!) it also is a very stressful time as families transition into new routines, new challenges, new responsibilities and ever-changing, yet ever-present, to-do lists. Your body takes on that stress and manifests it all over the place. Suddenly you may be feeling more aches and pains, less mobility, and less motivation to conquer the day with your former vigor. Stress is chemically based in your body and even though it gets a negative rap most of the time, there is such a thing as good stress.  Cortisol–the hormone your body fabricates for “fight or flight” scenarios, regulating energy output and aiding in human nutrition–is a helpful tool when there aren’t excess amounts of it in your system. But, when the hormone is continually released from repeated stressors, you can suffer. Adrenaline from stress causes your muscles to react by tensing. Muscle tension can knot your muscles and cause you pain, and referred pain, at varying locations in your body.

Stress Relief with Trigger Point Therapy

Texas Spine & Sports Therapy Center offers several different options to help you find relief from muscle knots and trigger points.  During your initial consultation, we will decide together the best treatment plan for relieving your irritation, inflammation and lack of flexibility. The following therapies that aid in trigger point relief and success are available at our Austin clinic:

• Myotherapy, which can involve deep tissue massage or a tapping pressure
• Vibration exercises to relax tensed muscles all at once
• Electrostimulation through a safe TENS unit
• Massage therapy to work out the knots
• Assisted and home stretching to improve muscle tone
• Injections to help break down the scar tissue and heal the affected muscle

Why Trigger Point Therapy?

Trigger point therapy is a proven method for combating your chronic pain in your back, neck, spine or other part of your body. Trigger points can compress nerves, especially if the trigger points are located along the spine or in the neck. This creates pain and inflammation in the area and often leads to symptoms that appear unrelated. Trigger points often cause referred pain at different areas of your body making it hard to eliminate the pain without enlisting the help of a specialist familiar with pain management and how the body processes pain.  Trigger points–small contraction knots in the muscles–can be isolated, treated and used to eliminate your pain, for good.  Our team at Texas Spine & Sports Therapy Center is well-trained at finding and treating the trigger points that are causing your current pain.  We will also work with you to develop a plan for avoiding future episodes.

How Can I Avoid the Pain of Activated Trigger Points

We already discussed how stress can activate trigger points, causing you pain and life-limiting symptoms, but stress is only one factor involved.  Other activators for trigger-point pain can be traced to lifestyle choices/habits (smoking, poor posture), systemic or localized infections, injuries, muscular trauma, psychological disorders (anxiety and depression) and muscle overload from either one incident or recurrent incidents.

Call for a Trigger Point Therapy Consultation

Our Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center team includes a medical doctor, chiropractor, and experienced massage therapists allowing us the opportunity to give you a full range of services without sending you out of the office. If you have been struggling with inflammation and tenderness that doesn’t have a clear cause, we may be able to pinpoint the muscles involved and relax the tension.  Call (512) 806-0015 today to schedule your free consultation!