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#LAMINATED TRIGGER POINT WALL CHARTS TRAVELL AND SIMONS HOW TO#
This article will review common trigger point patterns related to headache pain and include tips on how to educate your clients about trigger points to build your practice. (" Tools to Succeed for Massage Therapists," MT, May 2009.) The principles and concepts I will cover can be applied to any type of practice: mobile outcall, spa, private clinic, physical therapy, chiropractic and medical office. Your ability to educate clients about trigger points can directly affect: whether the client reschedules or upgrades to a package of treatments in some cases, the amount of your tip and if they refer other new clients. Simons and Travel have documented the general region within the tissues where trigger points form and the referral patterns they produce.
The causes for the initial formation of myofascial trigger points and the perpetuating factors that influences them over time varies. Patients commonly report this referred phenomena as a headache or head pain. While there are many causes for headaches, one contributing factor is the presence of myofascial trigger points and the referred phenomena they produce. Editor's note: David was the keynote speaker and taught "Headaches: Types, Triggers and Treatment" at the 2010 FSMTA Convention July 7-11 in Orlando, Fla.