Most pain is generated by the brain, but the brain is responding to nociceptive inputs from muscles with trigger points. Generally the pain sensation is not over the area where the trigger points reside. Our system teaches how to find the likely source muscles. We work on the likely source area, taking into consideration that due to satellite referral, this could be far away from the area where the pain is experienced.

In chronic pain patients, it can be useful to pursue a central downregulation approach, which allows the individual to calm the brain in situations where anxiety, stress and past trauma may be present. This is a longer-term effort, often taking many months, but can be very helpful. Resolving trigger points can speed this up considerably, since the brain is being subjected to a constant stream of nociception from the periphery. See Chuck's book, ENDING PAIN, for a longer discussion of this topic.