Between telecommuting and the extended stay-at-home order, most of us have been spending way too much time with our butt in a chair. If sitting is the new smoking, we’ve become the equivalent of chainsmokers. All this butt-parking has caused a huge pain — in your back and in your wallet. Americans spend around $200 billion on back pain every year! That’s a lot of dough, and a lot of suffering. If you’ve got back pain, there is good news in this story: you can fix it without resorting drugs or surgery. Trigger point massage therapy is a natural and effective way to permanently alleviate your back pain.
Even if you use good posture when you sit in a chair, position your computer screen at eye level, keep both feet flat on the floor and don’t hunch forward, your body can still start to hurt. The simple truth is there is no good way to sit for hours on end. And sitting for long periods of time can cause trigger points to flare up. It’s not common knowledge, but trigger points are one the most common causes of back pain.
In case you’re wondering what trigger points are, they’re tiny cramps in the muscles that cause pain. Where do they come from? Trigger points can result from a lot of different activities including overuse, such as bending your neck to check your phone a hundred times a day. But they can also from inactivity, like sitting too much. Even without an expert’s input, you’ve probably already figured out that long hours in front of the computer are not doing your body any favors.
Trigger points in back and neck muscles are very common, but they can appear virtually anywhere throughout the body. Another thing that makes trigger points tough to deal with is you often feel the pain in a place that is nowhere near the trigger point itself! This is called referred pain and it can be very frustrating to a lot of people. They rub the spot, but it doesn’t go away.
This is where the experts at Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center come in. Our massage therapists are specially trained in trigger point therapy and neuromuscular massage. We’re the best in the business, and a single session can be your ticket to total relief. Even if you’ve been suffering for years, we can help. So if you’re tired of hurting and want a natural way to relieve your pain, give us a call today. We can’t guarantee you’ll be sitting pretty, but you will be able to sit comfortably.
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We’re almost halfway through this year and no one would have predicted a couple of months back this strange new world we’d be living in. People are experiencing a lot of stress due to the uncertainty. If you’re looking for a natural way to relieve your stress, you should try trigger point massage therapy.
The technical definition of stress is the brain’s response to any demand. Sometimes stress can be good, like learning a new skill. But that’s not the kind most people mean when they say they’re stressed. The National Institute of Health (NIH) classifies stress in 3 main categories. The first one includes routine or day-to-day stress, like pressures from work or family. The second kind of stress comes from sudden unexpected changes outside your normal routine, such as financial problems or job loss. The third type is traumatic, life-altering stress includes things that cause us to feel that our very life is at stake such as terrorism or a pandemic. Lately, most of us have been experiencing entirely too much of all three.
The vast majority of muscle aches and pains are due to trigger points, aka tiny muscle cramps. Trigger points in back and neck muscles are often triggered by stress. Stress can also reactivate trigger points that had been lying dormant. Little cramps may sound like no big deal, but their cumulative effect can add up to big problems, changing your posture, disturbing your sleep and ruining your day. All sorts of different issues, from headaches to foot cramps can be caused by trigger points.
Neuromuscular massage was specially created to deal with trigger point problems.
All of the massage therapists at Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center are highly skilled in trigger point massage therapy, and we pride ourselves on being the best in the business. We take care of trigger points in back and neck muscles, and anywhere you feel pain. For serious relief from pain and stress, give trigger point massage a try.
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While most people think of things like car accidents or other one-time events as the cause of their physical aches and pains, stress is the culprit behind a lot of cases. Physical, mental and emotional stress can really takes a toll on your body. Unrelenting work pressures, uncertainty like we’re experiencing with COVID and a 24-hour cycle of bad news releases damaging stress hormones that recirculate in your system. Long hours in front of a computer screen and constantly checking your phone cause physical stress to build up in the body as well. All of these things can cause or contribute to your pain and discomfort, and this is where trigger point massage therapy comes in: it helps to reset your muscles and your body’s stress response, alleviating your pain and suffering.
No one likes to be in pain, especially when it drags on with no end in sight. When pain goes on for more than 3 months, it is considered to be chronic. Chronic pain is a real problem in America. Ten percent of Americans have experienced chronic pain, and more than a billion people around the world suffer from it. It’s a little-known fact that trigger points are a common cause of chronic pain. In fact, up to 80% of aches and pains in the body are caused by trigger points ! Trigger points in back muscles can cause a wide variety of symptoms including digestive problems and chest pain, while trigger points in neck muscles can cause headaches, ear aches and allergy-like symptoms. Trigger points in back and neck muscles are probably the most typical, but the fact is that trigger points can pop up just about anywhere, and wreak havoc on your body while they’re at it.
Pain can do more than make you ache, it can actually cause you to feel depressed. Three out of four people who suffer from chronic pain say they have experienced depression due to the pain, while another twenty percent of chronic pain sufferers say their sleep has been disturbed by the pain. You don’t need a doctor to tell you that a poor night’s sleep ruins your day, and it also increases your chances of getting sick.
But it’s not all bad news. There is effective treatment available for pain and it doesn’t involve drugs or surgery. Neuromuscular massage and trigger point therapy were designed to alleviate pain. This is true even if the troublesome area has been bothering you for years! It’s possible to experience complete relief after just one session trigger point massage , but some find regular appointments make more sense to help them stay healthy. The highly-skilled neuromuscular massage therapists at Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center are passionate about helping you free yourself from pain, allowing you to return to all the activities you love to do.
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You may not have ever given it much thought, but the nervous system and immune system are interconnected. The immune system is a complex network designed to protect you from invaders and disease, while pain can be considered a sort of alarm bell. When the body is threatened, the brain and nerves send out orders to deal with the problem. The body gathers its troops to fight back for as long as necessary, but if the battle, aka pain, goes on for a long time, there is a cost to be paid as resources are used up and energy is directed away from other important functions. Just as soldiers can’t do their best without sometimes taking a rest, chronic pain depletes the immune system by making it work overtime. One out of every ten Americans have experienced chronic pain, and it is estimated that some 1.5 billion people suffer from the condition worldwide. Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting longer than 3 months. By relieving your chronic pain, you can strengthen your immunity. Almost by definition, chronic pain is hard to get rid of, but it possible to free yourself from pain without drugs or surgery. Trigger point massage therapy can offer complete relief from your chronic pain, and improve your overall health
While you probably know exactly what chronic pain is, you may not know that trigger points are the most common cause of chronic pain. Trigger points are small but highly sensitive spots that often occur in the low back, neck, but they can crop up anywhere. They cause issues from migraine to plantar fasciitis, and plenty of other problems in between.
Chronic pain does more than depress your immunity, it’s an overall downer. Over 75% of chronic pain sufferers say they feel depressed, and one out of every five say the pain disrupts their sleep. It is well-documented that insufficient sleep leads to lowered immunity and an increase of risk of getting sick.
The good news in all this is that neuromuscular massage and trigger point therapy go to the source of the problem and can permanently relieve your pain, even if you’ve been suffering for years. While many people experience relief after just a single session of neuromuscular massage , some, due to the nature of their work, lifestyle or stress load, prefer to make regular appointments. The massage therapists at Massage Revolution are allhighly trained specialists, and we’re here to support you and your health and wellness goals.
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If your body is hurting and nothing seems to help, we’ve got good news for you: your search for safe, effective relief is over. Los Angeles’ own Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center has the largest team of neuromuscular massage therapists in the country, so it’s no wonder we’re LA’s #1 pain relief specialists .
A lot of people don’t know this, but most aches and pains come from trigger points , which are like tiny knots in your muscles. Those little zingers can cause big problems, from migraines to back pain, neck pain, knee pain and more.
Massage Revolution’s 40+ massage therapists are specially trained in neuromuscular therapy and trigger point massage . We know how to zero in on your problem and fix it. Not only will you feel better instantly, you’ll also get lasting relief from your aches and pains.
Neuromuscular massage and trigger point therapy help relieve pain due to:
Text neck
Sciatica
Arthritis
Subluxations
TMJ
Degenerative discs
Frozen shoulder
Repetitive motions
Plantar fasciitis
General stiffness
Not only can these and other aches and pains be relieved with trigger point massage , the treatment will also improve you posture and flexibility. You’ll feel like your old self again!
We’re LA’s only neuromuscular therapist-owned massage center that offers a ‘Best Massage Promise.’ This means you’re guaranteed to love your massage or your session is free!
You’ve tried the rest, now try the best. Our name pretty much says it all: Massage Revolution’s Back and Neck Pain Relief Center will revolutionize the way you think about treating pain. So if you’re sick and tired of hurting, call us, the pain relief specialists , today!
A myofascial trigger point (TP) is a hyper-irritable area in muscle that is commonly felt by palpating (feeling with the fingers). Although more sophisticated ways exist for locating TPs—ultrasound, microdialysis, electromyography, infrared thermography, and MRI—palpation with hands remains the most utilized due to its simplicity, efficiency, and low cost. For patients with migraine and tension-type headaches, trigger points are commonly found at the base of the skull/upper neck, paraspinal neck muscles, the upper trapezius, and/or the levator scapulae muscle.
In one study that included 34 headaches sufferers (20 had migraine headaches without aura and 14 had tension-type headaches) and 34 non-headache controls, researchers looked at what happened when they used a specific technique to recreate the effect of a trigger point on muscles in the upper neck and in the arm.
When the researchers stimulated the upper neck, 8 of the 14 (57%) members of the non-headache control group, all 14 TTH subjects, and 19 of the 20 migraine sufferers reported headache-related symptoms. On the other hand, when the same technique was used on the arm of each participant, none reported headache-like symptoms.
The authors concluded that the high incidence and accuracy of headache reproduction from upper neck stimulation supports the importance of evaluation and treatment of trigger points in the upper neck region in those with TTH and migraine headaches. Neuromuscular massager therapists at Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center commonly perform manual techniques to the upper neck region and train their headache clients to identify and self-manage trigger points located in the upper neck muscles.
Several methods can be used to self-treat trigger points in the upper neck region. Perhaps the easiest approach is to reach back with your thumb to the muscle attachments along the base of the skull and apply deep (but tolerated) pressure, feeling for areas that are most sensitive and sliding the thumb up/down and across the sore TP until it becomes less tender. Work the left side with the left thumb and vice versa. Doing the same with small head movements—up/down, left/right rotations, etc. helps.
Another method is to sit in a straight-back chair, slide down so that you cradle your upper neck over the top edge of chair back and then roll your head left to right. When you find a sore TP, add a nodding type of head motion while “digging in” over the chair-back edge (within tolerance) until it loosens and hurts less.
If you suffer from headaches, your neuromuscular massage therapist can train you in these and other effective exercises and render treatment to improve cervical function that can be highly effective at reducing both the frequency and intensity of headaches.
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Myofascial pain syndrome or MPS has become a very common diagnosis. Some 45 million Americans have symptoms of MPS, including trouble sleeping due to pain; deep, persistent or worsening pain; and extremely sensitive muscle knots. The tender spots are also known as trigger points , and these tiny zingers can really pack a wallop, preventing you from doing the things you love, not to mention making you downright miserable. The good news is that you can get relief from trigger point pain without popping pills for the rest of your days. Trigger point massage therapy is highly effective in releasing the tender points that are causing your problems.
Where do trigger points come from? Injury is a common culprit, as is repetitive use, but trigger points can also build as a result of inactivity, such as too much sitting. A vicious cycle often ensues: poor posture and poor-quality sleep can worsen trigger points , which leads to increased pain, less sleep and even worse posture.
Trigger points in back and neck muscles are some of the common places for the problem to crop up, but you can develop trigger points just about anywhere in the body. To complicate matters further, trigger points can cause stiffness and pain throughout the body, not just at the site of the tender spot. This all adds up to a lot of suffering.
It’s important to treat your trigger points not only because they are painful, but also because they can reduce your range of motion, leaving you stiff, sore, and unable to perform your usual activities. While doctors may recommend injections or pain pills, there is a natural way to treat the problem: trigger point therapy . The whole purpose of neuromuscular massage is to reset the muscles to their natural, pain-free state. Get rid of the trigger point, the pain goes. Get rid of the pain, you sleep better and move better, and your whole quality of life improves. You’ve just replaced that vicious cycle with a positive feedback loop.
At Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center, we specialize in trigger point therapy and neuromuscular massage . We’ve been releasing trigger points for over a dozen years and we’re the best in the business. A single session with one of our 35+ highly qualified therapists may be all you need to experience total relief, but you might also prefer to schedule regular appointments to keep the problem at bay. Either way, we’re ready and waiting to help free you from unnecessary pain and suffering.
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Most of us have experienced back pain at one time or other, but has it ever occurred to you that the ache in your back might also be related to migraines, knee pain, or even digestive troubles? The connection between these seemingly unrelated problems is a little-known substance called fascia.
Fascia is like a long, continuous roll of (natural) plastic wrap that runs through the body. Under a microscope, fascia looks a lot like a spider’s web or a fishing net. Fascia is strong. It can withstand a ton of pressure — literally. But because fascia is continuous like a net, if a thread gets damaged in one part, you could very well feel it elsewhere. These ‘snags’ can develop into trigger points, or hypersensitive areas that are tiny but really pack a punch. The effects of trigger points in neck or back muscles can be felt from head to toe.
While the body is pretty good at protecting itself, it’s not as good as relaxing once the danger is passed. This means that you might still feel aches and pains from injuries you suffered weeks, months or even years ago. When pain doesn’t go away, it becomes known as chronic pain, and a lot of people — more than 100 million Americans — suffer from this problem. Chronic pain can go on for a long time, even decades. This is where trigger point therapy comes in, because unlike the delicate work of a spider’s web, your fascia can be reset.
Trigger point therapy and neuromuscular massage were especially created to restore muscles to their natural state, relieving pain, and increasing your range of motion, energy and overall well-being. The massage therapists at Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center are experts at releasing trigger points. While most of our clients experience amazing relief after their first session, many choose to schedule regular treatments to keep feeling their best. There is no reason to be caught in a web of pain and suffering. Give us a call today.
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It’s time to turn the page on the calendar to a new year and a new decade, so who wants to feel stuck in the same old achy body? Trigger point massage therapy is a drug-free, surgery-free way to relieve your aches and pains — even if you’ve been carrying them around since Y2K!
In case you’re wondering, what in the heck are trigger point s, they’re tiny little cramps in the muscles. They’re extremely sensitive, and also, unfortunately, extremely common. Trigger point s are not well-known, maybe you’ve never heard of them at all, but they’re believed to be the cause behind most muscle aches, as well as many other types of pain.
Now you might be wondering where trigger points come from. Great question. Lots of things can cause trigger points . Stress, whether physical, mental or emotional, builds up in our body over time. Physical stressors include repetitive motion, poor posture, or even sitting for too long in one position. Deadline pressures and other work stress can cause trigger points too, as can emotional strain. All these types of stress can cause trigger points in back muscles, in neck muscles, or virtually anywhere in the body. Sometimes they’re active, meaning you can really feel those zingers. Trigger points can also be latent and cause a more general stiffness, making you feel rundown, tired, and unmotivated.
Trigger points cause no end of trouble, and you feel it all over: low back pain, a sore neck, migraines, even digestive problems and allergy symptoms can be caused by trigger points . A new year is the perfect time to start fresh and get rid of all the things that aren’t serving in your life, and we can probably all agree that aches, pains and stiffness are not doing us any good.
The massage therapists at Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center are all specially trained in neuromuscular massage and trigger point therapy . For over a dozen years, we’ve been treating trigger points in back muscles, in neck muscles, and anywhere else you need a tune-up. While most of our clients feel fantastic relief after a single session, you might decide to sign up for a membership to stay on top of your stress and be the best ‘you’ in the new year.
It’s resolution time; why not make one of yours to give trigger point massage therapy a try?
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So the saying goes, ’tis the season to be jolly, but shorter days and year-end pressures to shop, attend parties and travel can all add to your stress level rather than relieve it. At this busy time of year, your back or neck might be letting you know they’ve had enough, and that they could use a little TLC. If you’re looking for an all-natural, drug-free way to alleviate your stress, you may want to consider trigger point massage therapy.
Stress can provoke all kinds of negative effects on the body, from headaches and muscle tension to anxiety and insomnia. Another thing prolonged periods of stress can do is cause or exacerbate trigger points. Trigger points are tiny cramps in the muscles that are extremely sensitive. It is estimated that 75% or more muscle aches and pains are due to trigger points.
Trigger points in back and neck muscles may be due to an injury such as a car accident or other trauma, but quite frequently they are the result of stress. This could be postural stress, such as from sitting in front of a computer screen for long hours or performing repetitive motions, and they can also appear as a result of mental or emotional stress. Poor eating habits are a different kind of stress, but they too can cause trigger points.
If tiny micro-cramps don’t sound like a big deal to you, think again. These little-known problem areas can interfere with the way you sit, stand and move, causing further stress on joints and organs, and adding up to dysfunction that you feel throughout your whole body. Headaches, low back pain, sciatica, ear aches, allergies, even digestive issues can all be caused by trigger points. So if popping pain relievers isn’t working or wasn’t your bag in the first place, you might want to give neuromuscular massage and trigger point therapy a try.
At Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center, we pride ourselves on being the best in the business. We’ve been around for more than 12 years and we’re pros at finding and treating trigger points in back muscles, in neck muscles, and anywhere you feel pain. You can experience amazing relief after just one session of trigger point massage, but you may also want to schedule regular appointments to keep those pesky trigger points in check.
Whatever you decide, don’t let pain ruin the jolly season, or any season. Neuromuscular massage and trigger point therapy make the perfect gift — even for yourself!
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It’s the time of year for making a list and checking it twice. If one of the items on your list is to check the balance in your HSA or FSA and you discover a little extra, you might want to use some of those funds on a massage.
From stress and pain relief to better circulation, massage therapy offers many benefits that qualify as medical treatment, and massage is often covered by health insurance. But even if it’s not, it is still likely you can pay for your massage treatment out of your HSA or FSA, significantly reducing your overall cost.
WHAT IS AN HSA/FSA?
A Health Savings Account (HSA) and a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) both refer to special type of savings accounts which allow you to use pre-tax dollars to cover a variety of expenses related to health, including prescriptions, copays, deductibles, and complementary treatments like massage therapy.
You open an HSA or FSA through your employer, and decide how much you want put into that account. This money goes directly into the HSA or FSA before taxes are taken out. Sometimes your employer may also contribute to your fund, but as is typical with anything that involves taxes, it’s important to read the fine print. If you have any questions, talk to your HR department to make sure you fully understand the ins and outs of the different kinds of medical expense savings accounts.
Whether you have an HSA or an FSA, you usually get a debit card to pay for qualifying expenses, although in some cases, you submit a receipt and get reimbursed. So long as you use your HSA or FSA for health-related expenses, you don’t pay income tax on that money.
WHY BOTHER WITH AN HSA OR FSA?
HSAs and FSAs offer many benefits, the biggest of which is saving you money. Also, while no one wants to think about being in an accident or having a major health problem, medical emergencies do happen, and so it can add to your peace of mind to have some money set aside in case of unforeseen health expenses.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN HSA AND AN FSA?
The main difference between the two accounts is that the balance in an HSA can be carried over from year to year, so if you don’t have much in the way of medical expenses one year, you can save up for the future. FSAs, on the other hand, need to be used by December 31st in the year in which they were saved. With FSAs, the amount you elect to set aside does not carry over into the new year.
So while HSAs and FSAs are not exactly the same thing, their differences don’t matter when it comes to using the funds to pay for your massage. But, if you have an FSA and currently have money remaining in your account, this is a great reason to book a massage.
HOW CAN I USE AN HSA/FSA TO COVER MY MASSAGE?
No matter whether you have an HSA or FSA, massage therapy is usually considered a legitimate medical expense by most insurance companies. Still, to be sure, check with your carrier or ask an HR representative at work because some plans do not cover massage, even with a doctor’s prescription. However, this is not common and most people encounter no difficulty paying for their massage with their HSA or FSA.
After your insurance company confirms that it does endorse massage therapy as medical treatment, call your primary care physician to ask about adding massage to your wellness or treatment plan. Many doctors are willing to provide the prescription through a simple call and do not require you to make an appointment. However, some may still want you to come in so that you can go over your reasons for requesting massage therapy. If you want any help, Dr. McClain who works with us can assist.
Whether or not your doctor wants to see you in person, s/he will probably want specifics about your symptoms. Massage therapy offers beneficial effects for a wide variety of conditions: back pain, stress, depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, arthritis, and poor circulation as a complication of diabetes are just some of the symptoms that can be alleviated by massage.
Not all doctors are aware of the benefits of massage and some may be resistant to alternative treatments, so go to your appointment prepared. You could mention specific massage modalities such as Swedish massage for stress-relief or to lower blood pressure, or neuromuscular therapy for back pain or migraines. If you know your doctor tends toward conventional treatment, you could even surf the web ahead of time and bring along a few case studies that demonstrate the value of massage therapy. Again, feel free to call us, as Dr. McClain works with us and is glad to assist.
For many insurance plans, a doctor’s prescription is needed in order for massage to qualify as a legitimate expense for an HSA or FSA.
The prescription must include the reason you are getting the massage. This might be an injury or medical condition. Just like with medication where a prescription might read ‘Take one pill morning and night,’ the massage prescription must state the number of sessions required per month. It could be once a month, biweekly or every week. If you plan to get regular massage, you may want to consider a membership as a way to save even more money. The prescription must also indicate the duration of treatment, perhaps 6 months or a year. It may also indicate the session length, such as a 30-, 60- or 90-minute treatment.
This may sound like a lot of work, but it’s usually not difficult to get a prescription for massage. Massage is so mainstream nowadays that many healthcare practitioners don’t even require a visit to write one up.
Once you have your prescription, all that’s left to to do is to book an appointment with a licensed massage therapist. Use your HSA or FSA debit card to pay for the session and you’re good to go! If you decide to sign up for a membership, you simply link your HSA/FSA debit card account, and then relax. The session fee will be automatically debited, one less thing for you to think about.
Remember that FSAs expire at the end of each calendar year, so if you’ve got some excess funds lying around, a massage is a great way to use them in a way that has a direct positive impact on your health.
HOW MUCH CAN I SAVE WITH AN HSA/FSA?
More than you might think. Each year, you can save 30-40% from your out-of-pocket expenses by paying for massage with your HSA or FSA. And if you sign up for a membership, you can save even more.
The normal rate for a 1-hour neuromuscular massage is $149, but it can cost as little as $79 for Massage Revolution members. Discounts apply to all our other massages as well. A 1-hour therapeutic massage, normally priced at $99, is only $59 for members. If you get massage regularly, that adds up to thousands in savings every year!
ANY OTHER TIPS FOR USING MY HSA/FSA FOR MASSAGE?
When you go to your doctor to ask for a prescription for massage, be honest about your reasons for seeking this type of treatment. Massage therapy can be a great way to improve your health, healing and overall wellbeing, so there is no need to invent injuries or illnesses. Dr. McClain again is happy to help.
Likewise, be sure to use your HSA/FSA only for massages that are covered by your prescription, and to keep good records for tax purposes. Massage therapy offers many health benefits, and an HSA or FSA can help keep your wallet healthy too.
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Our bodies work hard every day. So many functions go on without our even really being aware of what’s happening: the heart pumps, the stomach digests, synapses communicate, all without our having to think about any of it.
We also put our bodies through a lot of abuse. We don’t always eat right, we spend too much time in front of a screen and not enough outside getting exercise and fresh air. We ignore pain because other things seem more important, or we tell ourselves we don’t have time to deal with it right now. It seems like life just keeps getting busier, especially at this time of year. But just like you take your car in for regular maintenance, you need to do the same for a much more important machine: your body.
Relaxation massage is great, but it might not be enough if you’ve been feeling achy and sore for a while. Or maybe you’ve got a killer crick in your neck and can barely turn it. These are signs that a more intensive kind of tune-up is needed. Trigger points are a little-known phenomenon, but they can cause big problems. Trigger point massage therapy works wonders on all the parts that may have gotten neglected in our busy lives.
Trigger points in back muscles can cause a wide variety of aches and pains, from a typical stiff low back to digestive woes, sciatic-type burning pain or even chest pain that feels a lot like a heart attack. Trigger points in neck muscles can launch migraines, earaches, and mimic things like allergies, TMJ and other facial pain.
The mission of Massage Revolution’s Back and Neck Relief Center is to find and relieve your trigger point pain. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been suffering for a few days or if your issue has been a problem for decades. Our massage therapists are the best in the area and we’re here to help release you from pain. Trigger point therapy and neuromuscular massage make the perfect
gift for just about anyone on your list — including yourself.
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