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The 7-Step Trigger Point Protocol

I’m sure we all have had clients who report feeling nagging pain or tension in their chest or mid-back between or below the shoulder blades. To really get to the center of it all there may be a bit of detective work needed to find the true source of the problem.

Author: Mary Biancalana, NAMTPT President 

Published in Massage Magazine

Myofascial Pain

Understanding the role of Hypermobility Syndrome

Author: Mary Biancalana, NAMTPT President 

Published in Massage Magazine

Uncovering the biochemical milieu of myofascial trigger points using in vivo microdialysis: An application of muscle pain concepts to myofascial pain syndrome

This article discusses muscle pain concepts in the context of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and summarizes microdialysis studies that have surveyed the biochemical basis of this musculoskeletal pain condition.

Author: Jay P Shah, MD     NAMTPT David G Simons Award Recipient   

Published in

The 7-Step Trigger Point Protocol

I’m sure we all have had clients who report feeling nagging pain or tension in their chest or mid-back between or below the shoulder blades. To really get to the center of it all there may be a bit of detective work needed to find the true source of the problem.

Author: Mary Biancalana, NAMTPT President 

Published in Massage Magazine

International Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Considerations of Myofascial Trigger Points: A Delphi Study

Objective:  There is no consensus on the essential diagnostic criteria for diagnosing a trigger point (TrP). In fact, a variety of diagnostic criteria are currently being used. Our aim was to conduct a Delphi panel to achieve an international consensus on the cluster of criteria needed for the TrP diagnosis to reach a consensus on the definition of active and latent TrPs and to clarify different clinical considerations about TrPs.

Author: Fernandez De Las Penas, et. al,  

Published JBMT; Journal of Massage and Bodywork

PLANTAR FASCIITIS? MAYBE NOT, SO DON’T ICE IT!

For athletes who train hard, the stabbing pain and discomfort of plantar fasciitis is all too common. Most often, when pain is felt into the bottom of the foot, it is instantly diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. I say, let’s take a hard look at all the reasons there might be pain in the bottom of the foot and try to eliminate those reasons. And let’s not be too quick to give a medical condition to everyone who experiences pain and discomfort.

Author: Mary Biancalana, NAMTPT President 

Published in Massage Magazine

6 STEPS TO PAIN RELIEF WITH SELF-MASSAGE

Massage therapy is a very rewarding profession: We get to take people who are a bundle of muscular and fascial stress, worry and tension, and in a mere 60 minutes, transform them into calm, relaxed and happy people. Massage is so important, I often wonder why every massage therapist does not take the time to get one every two weeks—but from what I have heard, from hundreds of massage therapists, is they are the last ones to book a massage and so just live with aches and pains.

Author: Mary Biancalana, NAMTPT President 

Published in Massage Magazine

GET TO THE POINT

Considering myofascial trigger points can improve therapy outcomes