What is a Trigger Point and how is it used in massage?
A Trigger Point is a spot in the muscle that is extremely sensitive to touch. When compression is applied, these areas this may click a referred pain response or the response where you feel pain somewhere else than the area being touched. These responses could be, but not limited to pain, tingling, numbness, itching, aching, heat and cold. Trigger points can be felt as knots, lesions or tight fibrous bands in the muscle.
