What to do if you have trigger point pain?
If you have trigger point pain, you may have tried all sorts of treatments with no relief, or you’re looking to get started on getting muscle relief today. Whatever your reason, you should know that there are right, and wrong, ways to treat these muscle knots. Here are five mistakes that most of my patients have made:
When to use ice or heat for trigger points?
Key Takeaway: Stretching does work, but it only works well AFTER you focus on relieving the muscle knots. When the pain becomes unbearable, some may choose to put ice on the muscles. However, trigger points respond best to heat. Did you know that there really isn’t much research out there on the benefits of using ice? Heat is often recommended.
Do you over treat or under treat muscle knots?
Most people tend to over treat their muscle knots, not under treat. Most people tend to over treat their muscle knots, not under treat. I always recommend applying pressure for a few seconds (up to about 30 seconds in most cases), with the goal of finding as many trigger points as possible.
Why do I have so many trigger points in my muscles?
Getting rid of trigger points is one thing. Finding out WHY they occurred in the first place is another. Once you’re feeling better, don’t stop there. There’s a reason why your muscles got into that situation in the first place. It may be because you sit in a bad posture all day.
