Steps in Basic Fenix therapeutic
pressure massage
A pictorial display of the various trigger point
treatments described below is found on
the pictorial guide.
Do not cause yourself undo pain;
you are in control of the amount of pressure
you apply.
- Place the Fenix on your bed or a carpeted
floor. Select the appropriate therapeutic digit or digits, and insert them into the
proper hole or holes of the Fenix. (See pictorial guide).
- Slowly rest the targeted trigger point against the appropriate therapeutic
digit or digits. Generally apply the Fenix through clothing. If used over
unclothed areas (such as cervical spine), place a towel over the digits.
- Relax into the digit or digits to produce a sustained pressure creating a
mild local discomfort with a distinctive pattern of referral pain, which will
usually be similar to the symptoms of your complaint.
- Treatment is useless if you tense the involved muscles in order to protect
the trigger point from pressure, as this will cause spasms and aggravate your condition.
- Apply appropriate sustained pressure to the trigger point with sufficient
force and for long enough time to inactivate it. This will cause some minor
momentary discomfort.
- If the treatment is properly applied, generally the local discomfort and
referral pain will abate within a minute (30 - 90 seconds).
- As this tolerable discomfort lessens, you may get a sensation of the pain
causing trigger point releasing or "melting away." As this happens you need
to relax deeper onto the digit or digits increasing the therapeutic pressure
and slightly increasing the discomfort again. Go easy!
- During this process you can increase pressure, up to 20 pounds for large
muscles only (buttocks) and much less (one to five pounds) for smaller, thinner
muscles lying over bone. This treatment process can be continued up to one minute, two minutes for variable
therapeutic compression technique (See pictorial guide).
Release of the muscle knot can bring you pain relief, increased flexibility and improved performance.
- Insufficient pressure will not adequately stimulate nerve receptors in
order to produce a therapeutic response. However, excessive pressure can
irritate the tissues and cause increased excitation of nerve receptors, thus
increasing spasms and pain. A mild state of discomfort while performing the
therapy is ideal. Ideal therapeutic pressure depends upon many factors, your
age, health status, level of toxicity and inflammation of your tissues.
- If the trigger point does not dissipate within one minute you may repeat the treatment
process, after treating other secondary TPs in the area. Then:
- Apply a hot pack to the resistant myofascial TP.
- Second, slowly stretch the involved muscle to the verge of discomfort.
- Then reapply the treatment process again, as described above, to the
resistant trigger point.
- Treatment with the Fenix may fail to afford you complete relief because:
- The trigger pointis severe and will require many applications with the Fenix
over a longer period of time, which is common.
- You are not applying enough pressure or you are releasing the
pressure instead of increasing it as The trigger point"melts away".
- You are pressing too hard at first, causing involuntary tensing,
autonomic nervous system responses, and excessive pain.
- Or you have complications or perpetuating factors that continue
to make your TPs hyperirritable, complications which must be
diagnosed and treated by your doctor or referred to a specialist.
- To effect the greatest relief in your symptoms, choose the TPs that
reproduces your symptom pain pattern. If treatment is effective, you may
notice changes in range of motion and strength as well as a decrease in the
level of pain. After treatment with the Fenix, passive stretching of the
muscle for 90 seconds is vital if you desire to rehabilitate your pain (Please
see the pictorial stretching guide). Continued severe post-
treatment soreness should be treated immediately with ice on The trigger pointuntil the
tissue numbs, then discuss your treatment program with your doctor or therapist.
Angled Digit Treatment
- The two sets of 55° angled holes on the
Fenix at the end opposite the handle and near
the handle can be used singularly to get at hard-to-reach
places (e.g. under the shoulder blade or
top of shoulder). Or these sets of angled holes
can be used in pairs to compress and stretch the
trigger points simultaneously with paired crossed digits (see picture on
home page). This special feature is only found on the Fenix Rehab System.
- There is also a 70° angled hole next to the handle which is of a lesser
angle than the other holes, to be used with different length digits to get a
better treatment angle to treat various areas of the body.
- With some experimentation on your part you will find the best angle
and length of digit to most effectively treat your selected myofascial trigger
points (check your DVD and the Pictorial Guide in the Self Treatment Guide for
ideas). With a single angled digit you can apply all the special techniques
described in the Special Techniques section, such as variable compression, myofascial release
techniques, position release techniques, and deep transverse friction massage.
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