Class 3

Question 1

What is muscle stripping?

Answer 1

Very slow gliding technique

Question 2

What is the technique application for muscle stripping?

Answer 2

Olecranon, knuckles, thumbs, fingers, pisiform or other
suitable specific contact surface.

Question 3

What are the uses for muscle stripping?

Answer 3

-Reduce TrP pain
-Restore length of muscle

• Position client in position that allows muscle it’s full ROM or appropriate amount of tension
• Reinforce fingers or thumb for larger or deeper muscles use your elbow
• Pushing whenever possible
• For larger or deeper muscles use your elbows
• Apply enough pressure to engage taught band
• Repeat increasing pressure with each application (possibly reduce pressure directly over the taught band)
• 8mm/sec
• If taught band remains unchanged after 3-5 passes move along

Question 4

Uses for specific compression?

Answer 4

-Reduce TrP pain
-Inhibit tone

• Non Gliding technique can be applied to muscle tendon connective tissue apply pressure perpendicular to target tissue
• Pressure light to heavy
• Apply and release pressure- can be more sustained or intermittent
• 5-10 sec or more for each compression duration for each area 1 minute
• Exhibit exquisite control in both direction and depth of pressure
• Duration up to 5 minutes of repeated series
• Rate is a few seconds to a minute

Question 5

What is trigger point pressure release?

Answer 5

➢ relaxed muscle is stretched to point of increasing resistance within comfort zone and then gentle, progressively increasing pressure is applied until finger encounters a definite increase in tissue resistance (barrier)
➢ there may be discomfort but there should not be any
pain
➢ as it (barrier) releases, gently increase pressure to engage a new barrier

Question 6

What are the steps when performing trigger point pressure release?

Answer 6

• prepare tissue with petrissage techniques
• find taut band (deep probing, pincer palpation& flat
palpation)
• muscle stripping/swedish
• find the trigger point
• muscle stripping
• alternating ischemic compressions/TrP pressure release
• prolonged ischemic compressions
• hot hydrotherapy application (optional)
• stretch