**** Office Hours in 2019 ****
New Years Day
Closed Tuesday, January 1st
Memorial Day
Closed Monday, May 27th
Independence Day
Closed Thursday, July 4th
Labor Day
Closed Monday, September 2nd
Canadian Thanksgiving
Closed Monday, October 14th
Thanksgiving
Closed Thursday, November 28th
& Friday, November 29th
Christmas
Closed on Wednesday, December 25th
Read More for the list of regular office hours
Trigger points are “knots” in muscle that are more painful than expected and/or cause pain in other areas of the body. Although their true nature is uncertain, the dominant theory is that a trigger point (TrP) is a small patch of tightly contracted muscle; an isolated spasm affecting just a small patch of muscle tissue (not a whole-muscle spasm like a “charlie horse” or cramp). That small patch of knotted muscle cuts off its own blood supply which irritates the muscle even more — a vicious cycle called “metabolic crisis.” A collection of too many trigger points is called myofascial pain syndrome (MFPS).
Most people think that pain is normal and they should just get used to living with pain, especially as we get older, but it isn't normal with normal activities. If you decide to run a marathon and you haven't trained, you would expect to hurt...normal...not smart but normal. If you walk to the end of the driveway to get the mail and you hurt...not normal. You may have already had x-rays and an MRI that is read as normal but that doesn't mean there isn't a reason for your pain, we just haven't found it yet. It is rare for people to make up pain and for someone to tell you it is all in your head, is often the same as "I can't figure it out..."