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Trigger points are small, hypersensitive areas located in body tissues such as muscles, fascia, ligaments
and scars. They are usually found at the junction of the nerve and the muscle at points in the body that are lacking in oxygen
and circulation and prone to spasm. The therapist is trained to skillfully locate and “deactivate” these points
through direct pressure that may be momentarily painful but ultimately greatly relieving. A variety of other massage
techniques may be incorporated into the session. Trigger point therapy is excellent in the management of chronic pain, injuries
and headaches.
The direct Myofascial Release method works directly
on the restricted fascia, the practitioners use knuckle or elbow or other tools to to slowly sink into the fascia, the pressure
is few kg, contact the restricted fascia, then put a tension or stretch the fascia. This is sometimes referred as deep tissue.
Direct Myofascial Release seeks for changes in the myofascial structures by stretching, elongation of fascia or mobilising
adhesive tissues. The misconception is that the direct method is violent and too painful, it is not essentially aggressive
and painful, rather the practitioner slowly going through the layers of the fascia until the deep tissues are reached.
Robert Ward suggested that the direct method came
from the osteopathy school in the 1920s by William Naidner called Fascial Twist. Dr. Ida Rolf developed Structural Integration
in the 1950s, a holistic system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that with the goal of balancing the body
in gravitational field. She discovered that she could remarkably change the body posture and structure by manipulating the
myofascial system. RolfingŪ is the nickname that many clients and practitioners gave this work.
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