Treat the problem, not the symptom

Trigger Point Technologies empowers you to treat the true cause of knee pain. The root cause is tightness in the lower leg, calf and quad regions specifically in the Soleus, Gastrocnemius, Vastus Medialis, Rectus Femoris and Vastus Lateralis muscles.

When you have knee pain and you try to tell someone where it hurts, it's always difficult to say. You can never be specific enough. Sometimes the top outside, sometimes the top inside, other times it's the outside of the knee, inside of the knee ... or is it really the knee at all?

Fortunately, it's not always as bad as it may seems. There are so many trigger points that define how your knee operates. We at Trigger Point Performance Therapy see the majority of knee pain in the small of the knee just below the kneecap. Look at the biomechanical evaluation for knee pain, and you will understand that, once the soleus loses its elasticity, you lose dorsiflexion in the foot. Once this occurs, the anterior tibialis tightens up and causes the patella to track improperly.

Understanding the anatomical relationships will help you to treat the problem and not just the symptom. Once you release the soleus you regain the ability to raise your foot, thus allowing your Achilles Tendon to function properly and not pull down on your knee.

There is more to consider in the analysis and treatment of knee pain. Once the anterior tibialis is overworked, stability in the knee is lost. This is when the rectus femoris (quad muscle) takes over the responsibility for stability and functionality of the leg. The rectus femoris connects on the top of your kneecap, demanding that the kneecap be pulled upward when the rectus femoris is being overworked. It is essential to treat both areas to eliminate general kneecap and knee pain.

Please see below for muscle identification and sample manipulations with the TP products.