Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points are areas of sensitivity in a muscle. Trigger point therapy incorporates applied pressure to these sore, tender areas in order to relieve their pain and dysfunction as well as pain in other parts of the body. Active trigger points bring about muscle pain which passes pain and tenderness to other areas of the body when pressed. Latent trigger points are those that don't hurt unless pressed, but they are believed to bring about joint stiffness and decreased ranges of motion as we get older.

Dr. Tenckhoff puts pressure on these painful points to relax the muscle and tissues affected. Even though the application of pressure on a trigger point may cause your soreness to become more apparent, it has the strange effect of feeling good at the same time. You will discover that trigger point therapy in connection with your chiropractic Cox Technic treatment does wonders to move you toward pain relief.