What are trigger points?

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! 

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