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Tag Archives: Trigger Point
A look at your Soleus Muscle.
I think of the soleus as the unsung hero of the calf complex. If a bodybuilder shows off his/her calves, they will try to get into a position where the gastrocnemius muscles are shown off. The gastrocs are the bulgy … Continue reading
Posted in Injury File, Trigger Points & Massage Tagged achilles, calf, calf muscle pain, calf muscles, heel, heep pain, run, runner, soleus, Trigger Point 1 Comment
The Notorious Sartorius Muscle – Know your Muscles series.
The Sartorius muscle is the longest muscle in the body. It’s also one of the most interesting. This article serves two purposes. Firstly – to give you a better understanding of your body. Secondly – for people experiencing pain in … Continue reading
Posted in Injury File, Running, Swimming., Trigger Points & Massage Tagged hip pain, injury., inside knee pain, Muscle, sartorius, Trigger Point Comments Off on The Notorious Sartorius Muscle – Know your Muscles series.
Sometimes your shoulders hurt because of your neck.
A look at the SCM (Sternocleidomastoid) muscle. Everything in the body is connected.When people are in pain, the key is to not think locally, but to think globally. We live in a world where a slowdown in China reverberates economically … Continue reading
Trigger Point Clues – how they form and what to do about them.
A trigger point is a tight area found in certain muscles that cause pain when pressure is applied directly on it. Some trigger points are small, and feel like a pea, some are larger and feel like a section of … Continue reading
Posted in Injury File, Trigger Points & Massage Tagged athlete, dry needling, injury., kinesiology tape, tension, Trigger Point 1 Comment
Trigger Points – Signs of a Past Storm.
Your sleep gets interrupted one night by what sounds like a massive storm outside. The following morning as you leave the house, you see evidence of the past storm on the ground, broken branches, leaves and stones lying on the … Continue reading
Posted in Trigger Points & Massage Tagged Allergy, massage, posture, storm, stretching, trigger, Trigger Point Comments Off on Trigger Points – Signs of a Past Storm.
Massage at SBR Sport.
I spend a fair portion of my day doing myofascia relase. The word, ‘Myo’ means muscle and the word, ‘Fascia’ speaks of the tissue that surrounds the muscle. Releasing both together can have a profound effect in injury recovery and rebalancing … Continue reading
Chronic Muscle Tears.
I come across a number of chronic muscle tears during our leg assessments. These normally present as a mild to serious pain experienced in a muscle during exercise. The tears most often take place during the eccentric phase of a … Continue reading
Posted in Injury File, Trigger Points & Massage Tagged injury., massage, muscle tear, Pain, Trigger Point Comments Off on Chronic Muscle Tears.
A little bit about SBR Sport
Here is a look at what we do as a shop. 1) We are a multisport retail shop. That means that we stock equipment for swimming, biking and running. We are able to cater for people doing one or more of … Continue reading
Posted in About SBR Sport, Nutrition, Running, Triathlon Tagged active release therapy., Bike, bike setup, nutrition, Run., runners leg assessment., sport massage sandton, sport massage sunninghill, Swim, triathlon, Trigger Point 2 Comments