Have you ever heard the term trigger point thrown around and not fully understood what your Physio is talking about? Do you get “knots” in your muscles?
An active trigger point is defined as a hyperirritable spot in a skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive nodule in a taut band (Simons, Travell and Simons, 1999). Applying pressure to the nodule itself can produce referral patterns often similar or familiar to the pain you usually feel as well as a twitch or jump response along the muscle itself....
It might feel like you have done enough for your body by getting out and exercising, but your body needs a little bit of help to recover well and to stay injury free. Research is now showing that foam rolling helps to increase circulation so the connective tissue and muscle are getting more oxygen and water than if you just stretched....