Trigger point massage

Focused work with muscle tension and the tender spots inside your muscles.

Using pressure and massage techniques, I concentrate on the specific areas where tension and overload gather. Trigger point massage can be a good addition to caring for overworked muscles — in the neck, back, shoulders, glutes or legs.

You will know a trigger point because it hurts more than you would expect when touched — and the pain often ‘shoots’ somewhere else. That is exactly why a shoulder can give you a headache, or a glute can make your leg ache.

I work slowly and hold the pressure only as long as it is needed. Throughout the massage you tell me how the intensity feels — you set the limits.

Who it is for

• You get headaches that start in your shoulders and neck
• You have ‘knots’ in your muscles that will not massage out
• You suffer from lower back pain or pain shooting down your leg
• You spend long hours at a computer or behind the wheel
• A classic massage is not enough and you want to go straight to the spot

What it will give you

• Relief from long-standing muscle tension
• Fewer headaches coming from the neck
• Better mobility in the shoulders and cervical spine
• Release of overworked areas after sport

What the massage draws on

• Ischaemic compression — sustained pressure on the point
• Release guided by your own breathing
• Stretching and massaging the surrounding area afterwards
• Advice on what to do at home