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Trigger point therapy: what is it and how does it help you?

These muscular knots, known as trigger points, form through acute trauma, overuse, or repetitive microtrauma and can lead to the development of stress on muscle fibres.

Trigger point therapy is used to treat trigger points, formed from soft tissue, and muscular knots, assisting in pain and muscle tightness relief.

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Unlike other massage techniques that focus on relaxation, deep tissue massage helps to treat muscle pain and improve stiffness.

Deep tissue massage is a massage technique that’s mainly used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. Techniques that target deep tissue involve the application of sustained pressure with slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of your muscles and connective tissues. This helps to break up scar tissue that forms following an injury and reduce tension in muscles and tissues.

A 2014 study found that deep tissue massage helped to reduce pain in people with chronic low back pain. The authors likened its effects to those of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen.

These boots are so versatile that I had to highlight another benefit: Lymphatic Drainage.✨

Today's post is going to be short and sweet. We have been talking a lot about our recovery boots, and they deserve all the attention, but what makes them so special in the industry is that 20 minutes in them has been shown to have similar recovery markers in your muscles as 8 hours of REM sleep!

How amazing is that! They buy back hours of recovery time. Less discomfort, less stiffness, in way less time.

I highly recommend trying this treatment if you are on your feet often, an athlete of any sort, or needing any leg recovery.

Healing doesn't stop with ourselves. It grows when we extend it to others. 💚

Today, we spent 67 minutes giving back alongside the incredible team at Impilo in honor of Nelson Mandela Day.

At Glitter Pixies, we believe true wellness is about more than caring for your own mind and body. It's about showing up for your community, choosing kindness, and making small actions that create a lasting impact. Every act of service has the power to heal, inspire, and remind us that we all have something valuable to give.

Now, while it is not the only thing you need to be doing, regular massages can contribute to injury prevention.

How?

According to studies, massage can provide several benefits to the body, such as increased blood flow, lowered muscle tension and neurological excitability, and an increased sense of well-being.

Massage produces mechanical pressure, which is expected to increase muscle compliance, which helps increase range of motion in joints, decrease passive stiffness and decrease active stiffness.

Massage also greatly improves our mental well-being, shifting us from high cortisol and anxiety towards relaxation. This psychological factor will also have a positive impact on injury prevention.

Which massages would be the best for injury prevention?

Most massages will help you relax, but deep tissue treatments are where your body will receive the most benefit. Deep tissue, Sport, and Hot Stone massages that pe*****te deeply into the muscle fibres.

Now, how does massage therapy help scar tissue elasticity and reduce the pain we experience from it?

We target the scarred fibres right down to the deepest layer with deep-tissue massages to help relax, flatten and improve the mobility of the damaged tissue. Everyone has different preferences, but I have found a deep tissue massage with a correctly applied Massage Star to be the most effective.

This technique allows for targeted focus while improving circulation and giving an intensive treatment to break up adhesions and provide relief.