Massage Therapy: What to Expect and How to Prepare : Trigger Point Technique: What to Expect from Massage Therapy

[tangas1530]

the massage therapist is kinda cute thought

[crapi4got]

in a scale of 1-10, i want a 20!

[Fonzi79]

I love this kind of massage!

[Saluki717]

lol I thought a 10 was supposed to be the equivalent of being eviscerated by a rusty knife. The pain was a 9? She must have some crazy strong hands.

[agentspinnaker]

usually the area is so sensitive that even the most delecate of touch can cause significant pain.

[andiepanderson]

Thirdly... the 1-10 pain scale is used when you are on the trigger point causing an ischemic reaction where the blood is being pushed away and the pain decreases... you should never put your client passed a 6 or 7 pain!

Where did this lady get her schooling, she's obviously not a professional... and i hope she doesn't hurt too many people! YIKES!

[eatmyplanet]

I don't know if you watched the whole video but right after she asks the client where she is at and is told "9" she decreases the pressure and checks in again. This time the response is 7. I did not see anything wrong with her pressure gauging. Hydrotherapy is not a must either. just draining and stretching. May be you should watch this video again, didn't seem that bad to me and I am a L.M.T.

[andiepanderson]

ah. first of all you are never supposed to release a trigger point unless you have performed a proper assessment and know why it is there to begin with... Secondly, there are specific protocol to find a trigger point and to confirm you are in fact on one.. you don't just roll around and randomly find it!

Warm hydrotherapy must be applied after a myofascial trigger point release as well as a stretch....

[KittyKatEyes1969]

seems like this video is like opera. You like it or don't. Personally i find you do need to press and release to get the blood flowing into the muscle to heal. the talking does help which keeps them breathing. i been giving my husband pressure point massages for three years and yes it is not the relaxing massage BUT he can stop taking advil for the pain he feels in his neck and shoulders which is were he gets the knots from stress and lifting weights.

[british1guy]

lol 44 seconds in to vid

[Creakii]

*crys* nine!

[jgluvsjg]

as a trigger point therapist, i don't use pressure that is beyond the level of tolerance of the client. if the client is tensing up other muscles in order to deal with the pressure on a point, that is not helpful overall. it is practice and experience (and the client's feedback) that allows for a proper level of pressure on a given point. is that helpful, tamberH?

[KukoTheCure]

u r The idiot

[TamberH]

This isn't how I learned trigger point... did I learn wrong? I learned myofascial trigger point with referred pain and that even if it hurts at a 9, you keep pressing. The point won't release unless you apply enough pressure to inhibit acute circulation and cause the nerve to stop sending a panic message to the muscle... am I wrong? This wouldn't get rid of a trigger point, from what I've learned...

[TamberH]

seriously? I shouldn't even respond to this, but it's frustrating to be the brunt of someone's projected anger. Of course, replying with something as sophomoric as "idiot" to a valid inquiry about difference in therapeutic technique just says one of two things:

1. ih8allemos has some serious inferiority issues and to release a portion of insecurity of his or herself, uses the comfort of youtube to dish out errant slander or

2. "idiot" is the biggest word ih8allemos can spell.

Three syllables!!!

[skyelynn08]

Yes in a lot of cases people are sore after DT or TPT

[stephharbin]

very helpful...would the client usually be sore after a deep tissue massage or a trigger point session?

[kelim92]

I have FMS/CMP and I do TPT on myself (hoping to get a therapist soon), and afterward I am sore. During the treatment it can be very painful, depending on the severity and the number of knots in the vicinity. This treatment is not about relaxation, but getting the muscles to function properly again. It is very effective.

[kissabooboo8]

thanks... this helped alot!

[granthill50]

shut up no one care what you two guys have to say just watch the video

[ThinkMoreMedia]

I will never get a massage from you for sure..i rahter keep my broken neck

[hagvcutadfu]

Why don't you just use a sledge-hammer and be done with it.