The Medical Massage Clinic of Durham, LLC

03/14/2021

Trigger Points: What Are They and How Can We Get Rid of Them?

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Many of us have heard of the term, Trigger Point (TrP). We go into our massage session and complain of a sore or painful area in our muscles and our massage therapist finds what they call a TrP. When they touch it, sometimes it refers pain to other areas and sometimes the pain just increases at the....

10/12/2020

We are seeing more shoulder and neck problems with folks having to work from home. Many times this is from leaning into the desk or on the armrest. Our shoulders weren't meant to hold our body weight all day...

10/11/2020

Trigger Points. Many of you may have heard your massage therapist talk about trigger points. What are they?

Down to the core, a trigger point is a taut band of tissue that is working to stabilize an area under strain.

Most of the time, this strain comes from a different area of your body. For example, trigger points in your mid back usually come from your pecs and lateral ribcage. (Pec major/minor and serratus anterior)

If we only work on your mid back, your trigger point, and thus your discomfort, will return quickly. However, when we work on the muscles causing the strain, then you get longer lasting relief.

Finally, when you strengthen the muscles in your mid back, you have a chance to correct the problem for an even longer period of time. (This is where having a great referral partnership with Physical Therapists come in.)

Learning more about how and why your body is hurting, helps you take control of how to live pain free. Make an appointment today to start your journey of healing.

10/09/2020

This research study shows the importance of continuing to wear masks. Thank you to all of our clients for doing such a good job when at our office. The more more you know....

An international team of researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical, "jet-like" airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a speaker’s mouth across meters of an interior space. This has significant implications for the transmission of diseases like COVID-19...

09/08/2020

Our therapist Kelly Bowers is in the latest issue of Massage Magazine!

Would you like to see a room full of massage therapists squirm in unison? Tell them they have to do massage marketing or massage promotion. I’ve been teaching business to massage therapists for 17 …

08/30/2020

Here is a fabulous picture of the different issues that can occur in our discs. Many times, it's hard to picture what the different terms mean. Enjoy! This is a screenshot from the following website: https://drtonymork.com/back-pain/disc-herniation/bulging-disc-symptoms-causes-treatments-options/