Trigger Point Therapy in Ocala, FL

A trigger point is a small, hyperirritable knot inside a muscle that radiates pain to somewhere else in the body. A trigger point in the trapezius can send a headache up the side of the head. One in the gluteal muscles can send pain down the leg in a way that feels exactly like sciatica. They are often the explanation when the spot that hurts is not the spot that is actually causing the pain.

Trigger point therapy uses sustained, focused pressure on the trigger point itself. The point is held until it softens and the referred pain pattern eases. It is specific work, more like accupressure than a flowing massage, and it can produce striking relief when the right point is found and released.

How Anna identifies and works trigger points

The first step is mapping. Anna palpates carefully, often asking, “When I press here, where do you feel it?” The answer tells her whether she is on a true trigger point or a different kind of tension. Once a trigger point is identified, she applies steady pressure at a level you can breathe through, holding until the muscle responds.

Trigger point work is often combined with deep tissue and stretching in the same session: the trigger point releases, the surrounding muscle is worked through, and the area is taken through new range. That sequence is what makes the relief last beyond the day of the appointment.

Good for

• Headaches and tension behind the eyes or at the base of the skull
• Pain that radiates: shoulder to hand, hip to leg, low back to glute
• Knots that re-form quickly after general massage
• Repetitive-strain patterns from desk, athletic, or instrumental work
• Anyone whose pain map does not quite match their pain source

Session length and pricing

60-minute session: $120 · 90-minute session: $160. For multiple trigger points or stubborn referred-pain patterns, the 90-minute session lets Anna address them in sequence without rushing.

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