A Certified Natural Healthcare Practitioner and physical therapist, Grace Walker also holds a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals. She is the past director of the Walker Physical Therapy and Pain Center. Drawing on her career and over 35 years of experience in physical therapy, Grace Walker authored a book titled Bye-Bye Back Pain: 9 Holistic Solutions for Long-Term Relief from Sciatica, Lumbago, Slipped Disc, and Back Pain. Please see www.DrGraceWalkerGray.com. One of the featured solutions in the book is trigger point therapy.
Tracing its roots to the 1983 book Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction - The Trigger Point Manual, trigger point therapy has long been accepted as a feasible holistic solution for muscular pain. Trigger points refer to painful muscle areas resulting from injury, incorrect loading, or overloading. Over time, the muscle fibers chronically shorten, leading to pain under direct pressure. Other tell-tale signs include taut muscle bands, pressure sensitivity, pain, and twitches in the affected area. Trained practitioners perform trigger point therapy to improve blood circulation to the affected area, massage the surrounding connective tissue, and stretch the taut band of muscle. Therapy methods include manual muscle manipulation and needling using disposable acupuncture needles to improve blood flow and circulation.
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AuthorDr. Grace Walker - Guiding the Walker Physical Therapy & Pain Center Archives
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