Trigger Point Therapy Services in Utah

Trigger point therapy is a powerful solution for resolving trigger point pain and restoring comfort to tight, sore muscles. At Body Balance Massage and Float in American Fork, Utah, our licensed massage therapists specialize in manual trigger point therapy, a focused approach that targets problem areas deep within the skeletal muscle and surrounding connective tissue.

Whether you're dealing with chronic tension or isolated pain, our goal is to alleviate pain, improve mobility, and help you feel your best again.

For more persistent or deep-seated trigger points, we may recommend trigger point injections. These involve inserting a fine needle into the muscle and injecting a local anesthetic to deactivate the knot and relieve discomfort. While many clients find relief through hands-on therapy alone, trigger point injections can offer an additional solution for those who haven’t responded to manual treatment.

Whether you’re dealing with a single trigger point or multiple myofascial trigger points, this therapy aims to restore function to the muscles while offering an effective and conservative treatment for chronic or recurring pain.

Common Symptoms and Conditions Treated

Trigger point therapy can address a wide range of musculoskeletal pain issues. Conditions we often treat include: shoulder pain, plantar fasciitis, piriformis syndrome, spinal stenosis, trapezius muscle tension, and headaches

Whether your symptoms stem from repetitive motion, poor posture, or stress, we help pinpoint the affected muscle and treat the entire muscle group for full-body relief.

Referred Pain and Chronic Pain Explained

Not all pain originates where you feel it. A passive trigger point in your back may cause radiating pain in your arm, while a myofascial trigger point in your neck might trigger headaches.

Our approach to managing chronic pain considers these complex pain patterns. We evaluate how myofascial pain may contribute to your discomfort and design a treatment plan that targets the true source of your symptoms.

Is It Myofascial Pain Syndrome or Something Else?

Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic condition characterized by widespread trigger points and persistent pain. It often leads to sensitivity throughout the muscle group and can affect daily function.

By identifying myofascial trigger points, we determine whether your discomfort is part of this syndrome or another condition. Treatments like trigger point manual therapy, massage therapy, and dry needling may all be part of your plan.

Our Approach to Pain Relief at Body Balance

Our therapists believe in gentle, targeted care. Each session starts with a complete evaluation of your movement and pain history. We use massage therapy techniques that increase blood flow to tense areas, reduce inflammation, and restore balance.

If needed, we may refer you for trigger point injections, a minimally invasive procedure that involves injecting a local anesthetic directly into the trigger point to deactivate it and provide fast, targeted pain relief. This method is especially beneficial for deep or persistent myofascial trigger points that don’t respond to manual treatment alone.

Trigger point injections can also help improve the range of motion and relieve pain in areas like the piriformis muscle. We coordinate with your physical therapist to ensure that these injections are part of a broader plan tailored to your needs. In addition, we work to identify contributing factors such as connective tissue restrictions or repetitive movement patterns that may be causing the trigger points to recur.

Personalized Sessions for Lasting Muscle Pain Relief

Your healing starts with one session, but may require ongoing care, especially if you're dealing with chronic pain or persistent trigger points that affect multiple muscles. At Body Balance Massage and Float, we create custom plans tailored to your specific condition, addressing both surface-level discomfort and underlying myofascial pain.

Each treatment plan may involve a combination of manual trigger point therapy, massage therapy, and focused techniques to reduce pain throughout the affected muscle and surrounding connective tissue. This multi-pronged approach supports long-term healing and promotes movement by restoring balance to tense or restricted areas.

Our massage therapists use hands-on methods that avoid the side effects of medications like muscle relaxants, instead emphasizing safe, non-invasive strategies. With every visit, we focus on restoring normal movement, increasing local blood flow, and relieving both active and passive trigger points.

Myofascial Release Techniques Used in Treatment

We often incorporate myofascial release techniques to ease restrictions in the fascia, the web-like connective tissue that surrounds every skeletal muscle. These techniques promote local blood flow, helping to reduce pain and improve flexibility.

When to Consider Trigger Point Injections

In more complex cases, especially when manual therapy alone doesn’t resolve the issue, techniques like dry needling and trigger point injections may provide significant relief. These interventions are especially effective for treating deeper, long-standing myofascial trigger points that contribute to widespread pain.

Dry needling involves inserting a fine needle directly into the trigger point to release muscle tension and stimulate healing. It can be particularly helpful for issues involving the piriformis muscle, trapezius muscle, or other deep-tissue areas that are difficult to reach manually.

Trigger point injections use a local anesthetic to deactivate the active trigger point and provide fast-acting relief. This technique is often used as a conservative treatment for clients who haven’t responded to standard therapies. Injections may also be beneficial in cases related to spinal stenosis or piriformis syndrome, where chronic inflammation has led to the formation of persistent trigger points. These advanced approaches target the root of the problem and can be incorporated into your broader pain management plan under the guidance of your therapist.

Manual Trigger Point Therapy

Manual trigger point therapy is a hands-on approach that uses precise techniques to target and deactivate painful trigger points within the muscles. Our licensed therapists apply specialized manual techniques, including ischemic compression, to apply sustained direct pressure to the affected area. This process restricts circulation temporarily.

When combined with other forms of conservative treatment, this method helps address deep-seated tension in areas like the back and piriformis muscles, which are often involved in complex muscle pain conditions. These techniques are especially effective for clients who may not be ideal candidates for trigger point injections or prefer a non-invasive option.

Manual therapy also plays a key role in treating both active and passive trigger points, supporting the restoration of range of motion, easing muscle pain, and preventing future flare-ups.

Trigger Point Therapy vs. Physical Therapy: What’s the Difference?

While both aim to restore movement and comfort, trigger point therapy focuses on treating trigger points directly, using manual pressure techniques. Physical therapy, by contrast, often emphasizes movement retraining, strengthening, and full-body rehabilitation.

Manual trigger point therapy is especially effective for localized muscle tightness and pain, while physical therapy may address broader postural issues and long-term functional goals.
In some cases, a combination of the two, guided by a massage and physical therapist, delivers the best results.

Schedule Your Trigger Point Therapy in American Fork, Utah

If you're struggling with pain from myofascial trigger points, bad posture, or overuse, Body Balance Massage and Float is here to help. Our skilled therapists offer a natural path to recovery using proven techniques like manual trigger point therapy, myofascial release, and, when necessary, referrals for trigger point injections to provide deeper relief for persistent tension and discomfort.

Book your session today and start your journey toward true, lasting pain relief.