These needles serve to stimulate the body's own natural healing ability, to correct any imbalances and to restore the body to a healthy equilibrium.
Your session starts with a conversation with your doctor and massage therapist. By understanding what you’re looking to accomplish, your therapist can then pull from various massage types and incorporate elements of them to address your specific needs.
A trigger point can be best described as a muscle “knot” that is painful because of muscle tightness and tension. Trigger points form when muscles cannot relax. They can also restrict blood flow and nerve signals, causing referred pain.