Motor Point Therapy

What is it?

It is the best thing out there for any kind of injury. Whether you are a professional athlete, active person, or spend a lot of time in front of a computer, motor point therapy can help your body to recover from injuries and strains. When a muscle is sore, over strained or painful, there are often tight palpable knots within it.  These points can refer to other areas of the body and are called motor points.  Motor points are similar to trigger points but tend to contain a larger concentration of nerve endings and are more electrically excitable. ( Matt Callison, founder of the AcuSports Clinic in San Diego and author of  the Motor Points Index.)

Motor point acupuncture seeks to produce an involuntary twitching from the affected muscle or muscle group. It can  reset the “dysfunctioning muscle spindle and to correct the abnormal muscle function and reflexive spasm.” (Callison)  It also helps by restoring communication between the central nervous system and the injured muscle. This treatment can greatly reduce tightness and pain, while increasing flexibility and range of motion. Tired and weakened muscles can be  strengthened by directing Qi (energy) to the area.

What about regular acupuncture?

Regular acupuncture is great and can heal a lot of injuries.  I use both acupuncture and motor point therapy in my practice to help people in different ways.  I have just found from my own personal experience and in treating many, many injuries that Motor point therapy is the bomb! It can actually change the length of the muscle and getting it firing again properly. It  is one of the quickest ways to restore muscle balance and function.

What does it treat?

Whether an injury is old or new, from acute trauma, over strain, repetitive use or daily life activities, motor point therapy can help to restore muscle balance so that you can get back out there and do what you love.

Motor point therapy treats a wide range of musculo-skeletal issues ranging from pulled/torn hamstrings to tennis elbow, to sciatica, hip and back pain, achilles tendinitis, tension headaches, neck pain, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff injuries, carpal tunnel, plantar fascitis and much more.

It is a very safe and effective with minimal side effects. It can also be very useful for injury prevention and performance enhancement.