What is the best way to treat trigger points?
There are many different methods for treating trigger points. Probably the easiest and one of the most effective is simple physical pressure applied to the trigger point itself. The drawback to this method is that it produces or increases the referred pain from the trigger point. If done gently and within a person’s pain tolerance however, this method has one important benefit; it proves that this is indeed the source of the pain. If done properly, pressure release treatment methods produce a “good” type of pain, or rather pain that both hurts and feels good at the same time. More advanced treatment methods often employ special stretching techniques and sometimes combine pressure release methods with special stretching techniques.
