How to treat scalene muscle trigger points - trigger points - how to self treat trigger point pains

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Your neck pain may be coming from your scalene muscles. This instructional video shows you how to treat scalene muscle trigger points in the front of the neck. After watching this video, you will be able to self treat using just your hands.
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Myofascial trigger points, also known as trigger points or muscle knots, are described as hyperirritable spots in the fascia surrounding skeletal muscle. In the scalene muscles, they can be responsible for many 'bizarre' and strange symptoms. The scalene trigger points can contribute to chest pain pain between the shoulder blades, shoulder pain radiating down the arm, thoracic outlet syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome conditions.
That's why its important to know exactly what you are doing when you self treat this area. You can simply use your hands to self treat your trigger points at home with our simple pain relief technique.
Here are few key points to remember about scalene trigger point therapy:
Be careful not to hit the nerves. If you feel a numbness down the arm to the fingers, stop right away.
Make sure you find all the knots that may be contributing to your muscle pain. We show you how you can do this with our simple technique.
Always self treat the trigger points before you begin stretching or strengthening. You should begin to feel some relief from the muscle knots first. Then you can slowly begin stretching.
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