Understanding the Role of Trigger Points in Sports Injuries

1. Understanding the Role of Trigger Points in Sports Injuries Many people come through our doors because of recent sports injuries and high impact collisions, as well as lingering niggles in the body that have occurred due to years of repetitive movement and strain on the joints. Injuries come in all shapes and sizes and can impact only a single part of the body, or a collection of muscles. Contributing factors can involve not warming up appropriately, poor form or accidental collision. However they happen, sports injuries can have a huge impact on our lives and treating them and recovering efficiently is incredibly important. In this post, we briefly explore the role of trigger points in relation to sports injuries and how acupuncture can be used to alleviate the pain and loss of function caused by these trigger points. Also, they are named ‘trigger’ points because they trigger pain somewhere else, leading to either shooting/ radiating pain or referred pain which just manifests distant to the point itself. How Does It Work? Trigger points occur inside muscle fibres and present as knots that don’t fully relax or stretch. As they remain shortened, they inhibit other parts of your body from functioning smoothly and can cause various physiological changes that go beyond the immediate area these points are located.

2. While you might still be able to enjoy a significant range of movement, complete freedom will be restricted and muscles can become painful during activity or when stretching. This can also cause you to adapt your movements and put greater levels of pressure on strain on other parts of your body, such as your opposite leg or arm. It is not just isolated events that can lead to trigger points. Trigger points can often develop after repetitive activity, eccentric and concentric exercises. Once trigger points have been identified by your practitioner, the aim is to target and deactivate them using various techniques that improve elasticity and reduce knotting. This can be done with hand techniques as well as acupuncture. READ MORE Acubody Therapies London Natural Health 46 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NW info@acubody.net 2038236888 https://www.acubody.net/