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erful chiropractic treatment can be, and of how super-powerful trigger point

therapy and chiropractic can be.

. ere is considerable overlap between trigger point therapy and chiroprac-

tic, with the former considered as a “nonforce” technique. To quote Cohen

and Schneider¹:

Within the chiropractic profession, there has been some discussion about the

role of soft tissue and reflex techniques, or the so-called “nonforce” methods...

Many chiropractors, including ourselves, were only taught trusting-type manip-

ulations in chiropractic school, where the emphasis was on moving bones...

Although chiropractic has traditionally favored osseous manipulations as the

mainstay of chiropractic treatment, many nonforce methods have become

widely used in the profession...

Trigger point techniques are another means by which to restore joint mobility

by removing the restrictive force of taut skeletal muscle. Because trigger points

are sources of nerve irritation that disrupt the normal function of the spinal

cord, their treatment fulfills the traditional view of chiropractic treatment as

the elimination of interference within the central nervous system.

. Some chiropractors know much about trigger point therapy and can practice

it. It is a component in some chiropractic courses. But if the chiropractors

do not share the basics of the skill with their patients, with guidance on how

to use the skill in each patient’s case, the patients are going to be dependent

on the chiropractor for treatment. is would be prohibitively expensive

for most people. If it was not for Prudden’s book I would never have got to

know about trigger point therapy and how to practice it myself.

Training while you recover from injury

. While you are following the appropriate therapy program it is very rare that

some serious training cannot be pursued as well. Find those exercises and

body parts that are not bothered by injury, and keep training hard there. In

To be sure you are treating muscle spasms, get clearance from

a medical or chiropractic doctor that you have no anatomical

pathology. And see a chiropractor so that any adjustment that

needs to be done, is done.

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