Massage therapy is among the fastest growing areas of alternative medicine practices today. With more people recognizing the healing power of touch-based therapies such as massage, many are seeking a deeper connection to this ancient practice. Massage therapy is used to treat ailments like lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. Some practitioners also believe that massage therapy can help improve the overall health of the person who is receiving the treatment and the patient. Massage therapy can be utilized to treat diseases or as an adjunct to healthy lifestyle.

One way to determine how massage therapy can help treat a condition is to consider the way that the human body is organized. The human body contains over twenty types of muscles and many of them are interconnected to one another, or related to more than one muscle. They must be repaired when any of these muscles become injured. Sometimes the repair may not be completely. This can lead to sore muscles, reduced range of motion, or even a lack of coordination. In these situations, massage therapy can provide relief by reducing or removing the loss of motion, helping to speed up the healing process, and preventing any further injury or pain.

Myofascial release is a method of therapeutic massage that concentrates on the release of muscle tension. Myofascial Release is based upon the belief that the tissues surrounding muscles are capable of “reflexive resistance,” when the tension is released the tension will be released in the muscle itself. Myofascial release is founded on the notion that when a therapist applies constant pressure to the body, it will respond with a release of structural tissue, a greater flexibility strength, range of motion, and motor coordination. In addition to relieving tension, myofascial relaxation concentrates on enhancing range of motion, boosting muscle tone and density and improving lymphatic flow.

Trigger Point massage is a technique for treating various ailments like pain, stiffness hyper or hypo-activity, inflammation and neuromuscular pain syndrome. Trigger point therapy aims to identify and treat particular areas of pain or dysfunction. The treatment is sometimes referred to “electromyographical diagnostic” or “massage-acupuncture” because it is difficult to pinpoint trigger points. In layman’s terms the massage therapist applies the right pressure to ease pain along a specific muscle or nerve path.

Trigger point therapy has its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. However there are many other therapists who utilize this technique as a part of an holistic approach to pain, inflammation or other signs. According to conventional medicine, the primary factor to the root of pain is a spasm or tightness inside of a muscle. If the myofascial release can be identified and identified and then it is possible to treat it using techniques like massage, trigger points deep tissue massage and trigger point therapy. Massage therapy applies direct pressure on the areas suffering with the intention of dissolving the negative energy which is stored in the muscle tissue. Trigger point therapy is a process that pinpoints the exact location where a nerve or muscle tissue is stressed too much. This can lead to more tension and also damages.

Trigger point therapy is particularly efficient in releasing chronic pain and weak muscles from injury, allowing the muscles to relax and heal themselves. Trigger point therapy can also be used to increase range of motion in an injured area. It has been demonstrated that the increase in range of movement aids in speedy healing of muscles that are injured. Trigger point therapy can help strengthen injured or weak muscles. This helps reduce soreness in the muscles and allows the muscles to heal at their normal rate.

Trigger point therapy is a technique that requires both hands-on and continuous pressure to be applied to a specific part of a body part or to the entire body. Myofascial Release techniques work by applying constant pressure to a certain point in order to encourage myofascial membranes to break down and release the tissues. Myofascial membranes are fibrous tissues inside the body that link the muscles to the bones. They can become inflamed which in turn causes pain and discomfort. Massage therapists are able to locate these myofascial release areas using either their fingertips, elbows or thumbs, which is where the bulk of the muscle contractions occur.

A manual therapy tool called the “fomenter”, also known by the “rubber tablet”, can be used to activate points therapy. The tool is comprised of an extremely small stick of metal, that is used to apply pressure directly on the area in need of myofascial release. The majority of manual therapy sessions take place in an office setting, but it can also be done in a massage chair. Myofascial release techniques are great alternative to traditional massage, and are particularly beneficial for treating injuries sustained during sports. Talk to your doctor, physical therapist or massage therapist for more information about myofascial releases.