Treating Trigger Points - Ischemic Compression Technique for Trigger Point Release 

This video ended a full month of excruciating pain. Thank you!

I have less pain already just from listening to this guys relaxing and therapeutic voice

*below the pain threshold* I did not know this. Do not apply too much pressure. I thought that I need to press really hard but I saw that it hurts and the knot or trigger point does not release. One day I went to a massage and the man treated some of my trigger points. What amazed me that he found the trigger point , and he did not push hard. In fact he just hold it there, he did nothing actually. He told me to breathe 4 in 4 out,and just a few seconds later it disappeared. I was shocked! You do not need to press hard ! The harder you press , the more pain you get and less result. The muscle starts to tense instead of relaxing. Conclusion: Back off the pressure!

My God Doc.. I've barely been able to walk or sleep for a week with my left thigh in insane pain. 30 minutes on and off of gentle squeezing on a strip of what felt like a 1/2" diameter, 4" long piece of taught thigh muscle and it's all gone! Sometimes the Algo can be a life saver. And if I could buy you a beer I would.

It's a technique I used as a teen during panic attacks to alleviate thoracic pains. I rediscovered it 30 years later as I couldn't afford deep tissue massages anymore. Thank you very much for your video.

Incredible! This video shall go viral! Thank you very much Dr.!

Thank you! It was really helpful to solve my trigger point

Wow! Having just tried this technique I find it better that dry needling.

I have tried ischemic pressure and prefer the deep stroking massage as explained in the excellent book by Claire Davies: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook. The guidelines are 1. Use deep stroking massage, not static pressure. 2. use slow but short repeated strokes but only in one direction. 3. Aim for a pain level max of 7. Limit the massage to one minute , 12 times a day or once an hour for 12 hours. If you get no relief, you may be working the wrong spot. Of course this is self massage. It is easy to gauge in ischemic how much to back off if you are using the technique on someone else but if you doing self massage, this can be a lot harder to gauge. With deep stroking a level of 7 is easy. Just push in until it really hurts and then back out slightly. That will be a 7.

I adore this dude

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This is great! Thank you.

Fantastically helpfuly, thank you so much

incredible, thanks alot!!

A hug from brazil, thanks for the knowledge s2

HOLY SHIT THIS WORKED SO WELL OMG THANK YOUUY!!!!

Interesting, this worked quite well

Ur thr trigger point king. Thx for sharing

What are your thoughts on using a ball for ishemic pressure? Is it ok? Thank you!

I have release probably 100 trigger points on the last month. They are all over my upper body.

This is awesome! Thank you! Any suggestions on how to do this to trigger points on our back without anyone’s help? I have lots of triggers points on my trapezius muscle and probably on those even deeper.

hi Neil everytime I have a massage or dry needling they say nothing about stretching and heat afterwards.....what's best to get rid of these as I need to strengthen up the muscles also after acdf surgery but that flares more triggers up

What is that helping, i know I am relivieving something., but, what Neal.

I use my other elbow to put pressure on it .