Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage Therapists in Los Angeles: Different Muscle Cause Lower Back Pain Travelling Vertically vs. Horizontally.
A fascinating study published in the Journal of Bodyworks and Movement Therapy validated a longstanding theory held among myofascial therapists. There’s long been a strong correlation between the ‘line’ of lower back pain people feel — whether the pain extends along the belt line (left to right), or along the spine (vertically) — and the source of the pain. According to the author, who examined several other studies and correlated their data, a significant majority (over 60%) of patients reporting vertical back pain had their pain reduced with a release of one or more trigger points in their IlioPsoas muscle group. A similar amount of people who reported with horizontal belt pain received relief when a qualified Neuromuscular/Trigger Point Massage Therapist released one or more trigger points in their Rectus Abdominus muscles.
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