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In Acupuncture theory, Trigger points are "ASHI" points, meaning when you touch a point it hurts and someone cries out "ASHI!". I have always thought that was funny. There are a variety of ways to interpret and use trigger points. There are Neuro-muscular junctions where the nerve enervates and communicates with a muscle. Those are very specific points. Trigger points can also be felt in the fascia by touch, that takes some extra skill, these are also considered ashi/ trigger points. Also when a muscle or point jumps, that's a "trigger point". We want to help the muscle reset, muscles get stuck in contraction and expansion, so this way they remember to expand and contract! The way they should! Mostly muscles work opposition-ally to another one. Examples being, hamstrings and Quadriceps. We can also help with trigger points by working each end of a muscle, also called the origin and and insertions! Wow! There are so many ways to help our bodies. Mostly we want find ways to tell the brain to heal our bodies. Our brains are so powerful and that communication can get blocked or cut off. Most healing modalities actually do target the nervous system as that is where most healing actually originates. Pretty profound stuff! #triggerpoints #massagetherapyinarvada #energyhealing #thebrainhealsthebod #acupuncture  I treat a lot of chronic illnesses, including Long Covid, autoimmune issues and more. In our culture, we like to push, and sometimes we have to. And yet... sometimes we can not. Both my daughter and I have had some post Covid effects, to be vulnerable, hers are more severe at this time, and she is a teenager. Yesterday a client said they felt bad they didn't have the energy to go to the Gym. I told them to be gentle with themselves.. guess what? Sometimes that's all we can do. We want to push ourselves to go to the gym, work out, do this and that to be worthy. What is something you can do today for yourself that is gentle? Read a book? Sit with a cup of tea? take a nap? Stretch or do nothing? One thing I do is give myself a break during the day. I often will just work through. Lately, I have been taking little breaks and it makes a HUGE difference, I am not as tired at the end of the day. The nature of chronic illness is up down, it's a trajectory of hills and valleys, this may include mental health as well as anxiety and depression can fall into the category of chronic illness. Much love, Stefanie Rothert #chronicillness  One of my favorite parts of giving a massage, is dropping into my own body and becoming present. The relationship between practitioner and therapist is a special one. At Acupuncture for Wellbeing, we try and cultivate a more personal, healing environment and deeper relationships with our clients. The healing goes both ways. It's wonderful to get to know each other. We are well versed in different modalities, including Deep Tissue, Swedish, trigger point work, and more energetic systems including Polarity and Reiki. We also offer hot stones & complimentary aromatherapy & cupping. We are passionate about our clients and helping support them physically and emotionally through the journey of life Schedule here with one of our expert therapists! According to the May Clinic: (https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/benefits-of-massage-therapy) Physical benefits of massage include:
Other mental benefits include:
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