Much of the medical community still resist natural methods like massage therapy to treat pain.  Medical students rarely receive adequate education on how to recognize and treat tight knots or trigger points in the muscles.

Luckily, massage therapists are trained in trigger point therapy and in some cases become very skilled in treating them.  Those very special therapists can then teach their clients how to practice self- therapy on their own. Once you understand the self-massage techniques, treating your own pain is only a matter of practice .