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Karri Koivula
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And that the pain symptoms they cause will vanish along them…
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Read some theory below then go to the pain patterns section and…
Look at the body part pictures and try to pin point your pain, then look at the muscle pain index and
see which muscles are generally involved.
Then go to work, use the side menu to easily jump to what ever muscles you need to massage, and
use the pictures and written guidelines if any to get the job done.
Putting pressure on the trigger point will eventually make them relax.
Even pressing at the taut band can make this happen as it forces a stretch to the contracted knots
that are in the center.
you’ll locate the center/trigger point by its pressure tenderness, pressing it moderate/hard force
should cause noticeable pain both ate the spot and in the pain referral zone.
You can test this by pressing a spot few centimetres of the spot, and see that you can barely feel the
pressing.
Normal muscle tissue can take a lot of force applied to it; until you start to feel even slight
discomfort.
Twitch reaction
When you press the spot or taut band you can feel the taut band to twitch violently.
It’s good indicator from trigger points, but it doesn’t happen, or you can’t always feel it.
When you press the tp you feel something on the actual pain zone were the symptom that bothers
you exists.
Sometimes it’s the exact feeling of the pain but most cases you just feel some weird sensations in
the general area of you pain zone.
Find the spot and the direction of applying pressure massage that hurts the most.
As long as it takes for the spots to become none-tender, or as long as it takes to get relief.
Ways to massage
Il like the best from continuous pressure applied by tool and using bodyweight for applying the
pressure. It’s the lazy person’s way to do it and works just perfect.
Continuous pressure
Hold 8-15 seconds pressure move to another spot come back later repeat about 2-3 per spot 2-5
times per day
Massage
Massage 10 strokes move to another spot come back repeat 2-3 times per spot 6-10 times per day
There are no rules once you get the hang of it youll make you own system.
Holy smoke I am full of these buggers it seems that every inc of my body is is a tender spot.
Pain symptoms regress backwards old injuries start to feel again maybe resulting in more pain.
This is pretty cool, why the doctors didn’t tell me about this.
Upkeep/ maintenance
Massage is getting boring but some of the points are still a bit tender, although generally it gets
harder and harder to find them
Some spots may get tender but they don’t seem to cause those old referred pain symptoms,
strange…
You can aggravate the current tp and your pain symptom worsens this is common although it
doesn’t seem to postpone the relaxation of the tp.
And thus some use very rough methods from the beginning to get things handled as quickly as
possible and suffer a little extra pain.
Pain shift happens when the pull of the muscles changes and it flares old latent trigger points.
For example if you hurt you foot and got longstanding knee pain that eventually settled in you hip.
You can experience the same knee pain again as the trigger point will flare upp again as the balance
between the pull of the muscles changes as you massage tps.
But at this point don’t call me and get angry at me but continue to massage the points that are
responsible of this newly appeared symptom.
I don’t know a case where this pain shift or regression back to old symptoms haven’t vanished-
I don’t see any logic reasons for this but realize that there is a risk for this.
Karri Koivula
7. Foot pain
Sternocleidomastoid
Temporalis
I pain/muscle index slpenius cervicis
massater
occipitalis
Top of head orbicularis oculi
sternocleidomastoid suboccipital group
splenius capitis trapezius
Picture:
For trigger points, lower down in the trapezius, lye down in the floor and use
tennis ball and use it to apply the pressure and find the right spots.
picture:
Just grab the muscle like in I am doing, bend the head to the side you are
pinching the muscle to give it some slack and make it easier to grab.
Just go trough the whole muscle pinch gripping it and find the trigger points.
The muscle two branches on top of each others, you can see them divide in the
lower attachment point.
But for the most part of the muscle you don’t have to distinguish them.
Use your knuckles or some hard tool to locate temporal trigger points.
Its really spooky kind of pain that they can make and reappear when pressed.
I find it helpful to press little towards ears to hit the muscle in right direction.
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Tennis ball is too big to hit the trigger points but some tool that is smaller
works fine.
Be little extra careful when applying pressure near vertebrae, use common
sense.
To be extra cautious use tool with your hands not against floor or wall-
Buccinator
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Lateral pterygoid
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Medial pterygoid
To reach this muscle you need to press it from below your chin.
It is on the x spot
orbicularis oculi
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The pain pattern is the grey shadow that seems to sculpt the nose and the
trigger point is the small x just in the eye brow line or little below, like it is in
this case.
Just track down the bones around the eye looking for tender points.
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Move your eyebrows and try to wiggle your ear can you feel the occipital
muscle in the back of your head.
suboccipitalis
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Locate your collar bone use your fingers o pull to the collar bone.
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Tennis ball or similar tool against the floor is the way to go, just lye on it and
move it to the tenderest spots and hold for awhile.
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Tennis ball or similar tool against the floor is the way to go, just lye on it and
move it to the tenderest spots and hold for awhile.
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Tennis ball or similar tool against the floor is the way to go, just lye on it and
move it to the tenderest spots and hold for awhile.
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Tennis ball or similar tool against the floor is the way to go, just lye on it and
move it to the tenderest spots and hold for awhile.
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Stick as a tool is great to reach this, tennis ball on the floor can
work also.
infraspinatus
Tennis ball or similar tool against the floor is the way to go, just lye on it and
move it to the tenderest spots and hold for awhile.
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Teres Major
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coracobrachialis
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Biceps
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gluteus medius
gluteus maximus Hip pain
gluteus minimus
psoas quadreceps vastus lateralis
multifidi rotators (syvät gluteus minimus
elkälihakset) gluteus maximus.
spinae erectors ( piriformis
pinnalliset selkälihakset) quadratus lumborum
quadratus lumborum tensor fasciae latae
rectus abdomis
obiliques
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Gluteus minimus
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Quadratus lumborum
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Rectus abdomis
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obiliques
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Latissimus Dorsi
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Obiliques
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Front of knee
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vastus lateralis
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Gracialis
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peroneus tertius
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tibialis posterior
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introsseus
Abductor hallucis
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quadratus plantae
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brachioradialis
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anconeus
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Extensor indicis
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flexor digitorum
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