AFAIK, not a lot is known about how/why trigger points form, though in my case they seem to stem from being in a certain posture for an extended period.
When fascia is in good health there’s fluid flowing in them. Certain postures lead to the fascia having pressure on it in a way where fluid can’t flow in them. Without fluid flow, fibrin gets formed which then makes the fascia hard and makes it stay in a state without much fluid flow.
The idea of trigger point massage is then a mix of breaking the fibrin and putting the fascia in a position where fluid flows through it by stretching it.
This description likely leaves out some of the involved mechanisms but I think stretches out a basic idea.
If you’re not going “ow ow ow” from what you’re doing to it, you’re probably not doing anything to it.
I don’t think that’s the case, there are plenty of techniques that work effectively with fascia. It might even be that techniques that don’t produce “ow ow ow” are more likely to produce lasting effects as they are more global and not just localized to one single spot. I think it’s just that the “ow ow ow” techniques require less skill to apply.
When fascia is in good health there’s fluid flowing in them. Certain postures lead to the fascia having pressure on it in a way where fluid can’t flow in them. Without fluid flow, fibrin gets formed which then makes the fascia hard and makes it stay in a state without much fluid flow.
The idea of trigger point massage is then a mix of breaking the fibrin and putting the fascia in a position where fluid flows through it by stretching it.
This description likely leaves out some of the involved mechanisms but I think stretches out a basic idea.
I don’t think that’s the case, there are plenty of techniques that work effectively with fascia. It might even be that techniques that don’t produce “ow ow ow” are more likely to produce lasting effects as they are more global and not just localized to one single spot. I think it’s just that the “ow ow ow” techniques require less skill to apply.