In Alex M. McDonald’s article Plantar Fasciitis: Overview, Prevention and Treatment, we’re given a brief overview of what exactly plantar fasciitis is and how to treat it and prevent it from coming back. First of all, Dr. McDonald explains that plantar fasciitis is an irritation of the fascia in the bottom of the foot. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term fascia, dictionary.com gives the following definition:
a band or sheath of connective tissue investing, supporting, or binding together internal organs or parts of the …

posted:7/8/2008
The points on the body addressed through trigger-point therapy, a technique practiced by many massage therapists, corresponds very closely to the points utilized in acupuncture for pain management, according to a new review of research.
The review was conducted by Peter T. Dorsher, M.D., of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. He determined that “acupuncture references support the conceptual comparison of trigger points to classical acupuncture points in the treatment of pain disorders, and their clinical correspondence in this regard is likely 95 percent or …

Research by Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons, authors of “The Trigger Point Manual,” has shown that trigger points are the primary cause of pain at least 75 percent of the time and are a factor in nearly every painful condition.

Trigger points, a type of muscle stiffness, are the result of tiny contraction knots that develop in muscle and tissue when an area of the body is injured or overworked. Trigger points are something traditional doctors ignore, but they could be the one thing that has been overlooked in your case for years, if not decades.