Acupuncture Points

At my Acupuncture practice in Orange, I often get questions about the different types of points people have heard of. What's the difference between an Acupuncture point, a Trigger point, and a Motor point? They are quite similar in many ways, but there are important differences that should be noted.

A trigger point is a very sensitive section of muscle tissue that is painful to touch. This is often the result of nerve irritation causing stagnation in the muscle that creates inflammation. Many different modalities can effectively treat these trigger points, such as massage, chiropractic, and acupuncture. Often injections are given into these points to reduce inflammation, but the results are often short lived, and too many of these injections can cause more problems.

An Acupuncture point is a location on the body, often along the pathways of nerves and blood vessels, that when stimulated, increases blood flow and regulates nervous function. The effects of Acupuncture points are not just limited to muscles and treating pain, and they can regulate circulation, effect brain function, balance hormones, and improve digestive function, just to name a few things.

Motor points are a newly discovered type of point, and motor point therapy is a cutting edge style of Acupuncture used to manage pain and injuries, old and new alike. Motor points are a very dense section of nerves within a muscle, that when activated with Acupuncture, will cause the muscle to reset, just like doing a reboot on your computer. After the point has been activated, the strength of the muscle will increase, and the range of motion of the joint will improve.

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