The human body is a complex system of balance and counter-balance. Pain is a warning sign that something is wrong. The body corrects itself to avoid constant pain. In the process, it can create new problems such as trigger points. Scar tissue shortens the muscles and fascia, which can lead to immobility and pain syndromes.
Instructions
1. Create a medical history of injuries and illnesses. Share this with your massage therapist to begin a course of treatment. Scar tissue shortens muscle tissue, which shows up as immobility, irritability and pain syndrome. Trigger points can be embedded in or around this scar tissue.
2. Treatment begins with a relaxing massage so general tension won't read as trigger points. The therapist then palpates the muscles for primary trigger points.
3. Deactivate the primary trigger point with pressure massage. External scar tissue trigger points are hard inflexible lumps in the muscle tissue that are painful to the touch. The fascia sometimes twists across the muscle which can be felt by sensitive fingers.
4. Test your range of motion for internal scar tissue around joints, such as rotator cuff. Scar tissue breaks down muscle integrity, creates tears in the fascia and compounds the problem by growing under stress. This causes the limitation in range of motion.
5. Research your personal history to determine what activity began the trauma cycle.
Tags: trigger points, scar tissue, Scar tissue, muscle tissue, primary trigger, range motion, Scar tissue shortens