Trigger Point Therapy in Almancil, Algarve
Trigger point therapy in Almancil, Algarve. A trigger point is a tight spot in a muscle that sends pain somewhere else entirely, which is why so many people spend months treating an area that was never the problem.
4.9 · 33 Google reviewsWhy come here for trigger point therapy
Referred pain is the whole point. A trigger point in your shoulder blade can produce a headache. One in your hip flexor can produce knee pain. If you have been treating the place that hurts without progress, the source is probably somewhere you have not touched.
The work is mapping: taking your pain pattern and tracing it back to the muscle actually producing it. Alex does this as part of a remedial assessment rather than guessing, and the referral patterns are well documented, so it is methodical rather than mysterious.
Relief is often immediate once the right point is deactivated. Whether it lasts depends on what is loading that muscle day to day, which is the part we talk about afterwards.
- Assessment-led, not guesswork
- Remedial Massage Therapist
- BSc Sports Science
- Full-body ART® certified
- Clinic in Almancil
- 4.9 on Google
What trigger point therapy is for
Pain patterns that commonly turn out to be referred from a trigger point elsewhere.
- Tension headaches and pain behind the eyes
- Neck pain that spreads into the shoulder
- Shoulder pain with no injury to the shoulder
- Lower back pain referring into the buttock
- Hip and knee pain from the hip flexors
- Forearm pain mistaken for tennis elbow
- Pain that moves around or has no obvious cause
What a session involves
Mapping the pain
You describe where it hurts and when. I work out which muscles refer pain into that pattern, then palpate to confirm which are actually active.
Deactivating the point
Sustained pressure on the point until it releases, often reproducing your familiar pain briefly as it does. That reproduction is how we know it is the right one.
Why it got there
The point is a symptom too. We look at what is loading that muscle, whether that is posture, a training pattern or an old compensation.
What it costs
Clinic sessions in Almancil. Mobile massage across the Algarve is €140 per hour.
For a first appointment I would usually suggest the hour, because most of the value in session one is working out what is actually going on. Payment by cash or card at the clinic.
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Why does pressing one spot make my pain appear elsewhere?
That is referred pain, and it is the defining feature of a trigger point. Each muscle has a known referral pattern. Reproducing your symptom by pressing the point is how we confirm the source.
Does it hurt?
The point itself is tender, and holding it briefly reproduces your familiar pain. It should be strong but tolerable, and it eases as the point releases.
How quickly does it work?
Relief from an active point is often immediate. Whether it holds depends on the load that created it. Two or three sessions is common for something that has been there a while.
Is this the same as dry needling?
No. Dry needling uses a needle into the point; this is sustained manual pressure. Alex holds a qualification in advanced dry needling but the work described here is hands-on.
Can trigger points cause headaches?
Yes, commonly. Points in the upper trapezius, suboccipitals and sternocleidomastoid all refer into the head, and tension headaches often trace back to them.
Other treatments and areas
Book trigger point therapy in Almancil
Clinic sessions from €37, or mobile across the Algarve. Tell me where the pain is and where it travels.