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 Trigger Point Therapeutic Massage, Nashville TN 

A Trigger Point is a small "knot" or inflamed tight ball that forms within the fibers of the muscle's fascia. Contrary to popular opinion, they’re not actual knots in the muscle fibers. The scientific term is a myofascial trigger point.

Trigger Points may be small, but they create a lot of discomfort and pain, they cause reduction in blood flow which irritates the muscle even more and creates a vicious cycle of intense pain that often radiate to other parts of the body. 

Therea are two types of trigger points: active and latent or dormant. Active trigger points cause pain even when you're not touching them.  Latent trigger points only cause pain when pressure is applied. Therapeutic Trigger Point Therapy Massage helps to permanently relieve chronic pain caused by Trigger Points. 

A Trigger Point Therapeutic Massage session involves warming up the muscles before applying pressure to Trigger Points. The pressure helps release knots and relieve the pain while increasing blood flow to affected areas.

I will ask your pain level on a scale of (1 - 10) and adjust the pressure to your comfort level, then you will be asked to take several deep breaths to help relax the muscles to avoid discomfort while breaking down painful sensitive trigger points to alleviate pain on site and release pressure points throughout the body. Along with applying pressure, I incorporate stretching, resistance, range of motion.

NOTE: Most pain does not occur overnight, therefore it may not go away overnight. After one session you will experience significant relief, however it may take multiple sessions to achieve permanent pain relief depending on the severity and cause of pain.