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SCM Headache Trigger Points

Headache Trigger Points & Self-Massage Techniques

  It’s safe to say that everyone will experience a headache at least some point in their life. Headaches can vary in intensity and occur for a number of different reasons. If you have regular, mild-to-moderate headaches you could have tight muscles in your neck and shoulders contributing to these tension headaches.   Headache “Trigger

massage therapy for shoulders

Massage Therapy for Painful, Sticky Shoulders

Shoulders are fairly complicated areas. They have a broad range of motion and perform a wide range of actions, so they need to be “open” but also have stability and support through all of those possible movements. Ideally we want to see a balance of flexibility and strength in the shoulder and surrounding muscles. Shoulder

Sciatica Trigger Points

Trigger Points 101: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment

When a client says “muscle knot,” some may automatically think “trigger point”. But the two are not necessarily one in the same. So what are trigger points? The medical community is still uncertain about their exact physiology, but trigger points are behind many daily aches and pains. For those suffering from chronic or persistent pain, finding a massage