#trigger point release

[countesscuriosity]

Some of you know I was struggling with severe TMJ pain the last few weeks. I'm happy to say that pain has subsided. Some of you wrote in to say you also suffer from TMJ pain, and I wanted to share that one exercise that helped alleviate the pain. It was puffing my cheeks. Yes, just that. I was doing trigger point release with my fingers and with dry needles, I used the gua sha stone to massage the areas of my neck, jaw and cheeks. But in the end it was just puffing my cheeks as much as I could, holding it like that for a minute, and using my hands to push the air to the areas of pain to stetch out the cheek muscles and tissues even more, that helped. Everyone's pain is different, and this may not work for you, but it did for me this time, and I thought I should share this in case it helps even one other person.

[cbphysiotherapy]

Trigger Point Release by Dry Needling | CB Physiotherapy

Muscles in our Body sometimes develop knotted areas called #Triggerpoints which are quite sensitive and can be painful when touched. Physiotherapists usually use a technique called Dry Needling to release such points in the body. 

Dry Needling Therapy also known as Trigger Point Dry Needling or Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling is a process in which thin needles are inserted into the trigger points or tight muscles of the body.

[movementtheory-blog]

[movementtheory-blog]

[walkingalonenyc-blog]

I know I posted an article a while back on self myofascial release but we all learn differently. So for those who learn better by watching here’s a short video from Equinox on what trigger spots to hit and what they help with. Equinox may be a bit on the pretentious side for me but they really nail their target audience with these fancy videos, like this one. So go down to your local sports store and pick up a few lacrosse balls and start rolling.