What is Motor Point Acupuncture?

Motor Point Acupuncture is a fast-acting and very effective method for releasing tight muscles. It serves as form of “Trigger Point Therapy”, meaning it is aimed at releasing tight and painful bands of muscle fiber.

Trigger Points (sometimes called “muscle knots”) are a common fact of life. They result from stress, injury and repetitive strain, and can be remarkably difficult to get rid of, which is why so many people are living lives of ever-worsening pain and immobility. But with the right approach many of our accumulated aches and pains can actually be reversed!

Trigger Points cannot simply be stretched, warmed, massaged, medicated, numbed, exercised or relaxed away. The best way to reliably “deactivate” them is by directing a gentle electrical current deep within the muscle. To understand why, it helps to know that a Trigger Point is a place where the muscle fibers have temporarily run out of cellular energy; they are stuck halfway through the process of muscle contraction, unable to return to a relaxed state. Therefore the most logical approach to treating muscle knots is not to try and physically separate them but to recharge them from the inside and provide them with the energy they are lacking – which is exactly what “microcurrent” stimulation has been proven to do!

The technique is amazingly simple, involving a handheld device briefly touched to the handle of a thin acupuncture needle that has been painlessly inserted into a tight muscle at a precise depth and location. Instantly the muscle begins to respond, in a process of reactivation which takes anywhere from a few seconds to around a minute – first with a gentle vibration, then a slight pulse, and finally a return to full-strength contraction. The results are immediately noticeable: Muscles become softer and more flexible, pain is significatly reduced, circulation and warmth arrive at the area, and muscle fibers return to a state of responsiveness. And when muscle fibers are reactivated they tend to remain that way well into the future, which makes a lasting difference! People enjoy this procedure. They tend to respond with laughter, curiosity and mild amazement.

With a technique this efficient, it is possible to create sessions of muscle work in which one Trigger Point after another is released for amazing results. Motor Point Acupuncture is gentle, highly accurate, drug-free and very safe, given that “microcurrent” stimulation is nearly identical to the amount of electricity that your body produces naturally. Because no damage is done to the tissues it will not leave you feeling powerfully sore – in fact, you will most likely feel quite a bit better – and you will be free to resume normal activity right after.

Muscle reactivation is the key to being able to move, exercise and rehabilitate more safely and effectively. It restores strength, balance and coordination, reduces fatigue and speeds recovery, and can help to correct misaligned joints, bad posture and faulty movement patterns, thus reducing the risk of injury and repetitive strain. It can address the effects of lingering injuries that have never fully healed, while also relieving stress and promoting better overall health.

Sound too good to be true? It’s just basic science!

Now all you have to do is find a qualified acupuncturist who is trained in this particular method of muscle stimulation. Unfortunately there are not many of us out there, but if you are reading this you’ve found me! I have made Motor Point Acupuncture the central focus of my practice because it provides the kinds of results people want – and it does so in just a few powerful sessions, which saves people time and money. I provide comprehensive, personalized sessions of Motor Point Acupuncture, combined with massage and other Acupuncture techniques, at very reasonable cash rates in the hopes of serving my community and making a real difference in people’s lives. Leave me a voicemail today and we can get started. I look forward to working with you.