Os benefícios da aplicação da terapia manual na desativação dos pontos-gatilho

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The deactivation of trigger points is the main treatment in Myofascial Pain Syndrome (SDM), also called chronic myofascial pain, a painful condition that affects the skeletal muscles, their associated fascias, tendons and ligaments. The application of manual therapy is widely used in the deactivation of trigger points, among them the techniques of deep massage (ischemic compression) and release by gentle pressure, which can be applied alone or associated with other techniques such as: stretching or the technique of Positional release. METHODOLOGY: This search is a study carried out through a bibliographical survey of Lilacs, Medline, Scielo, PubMed, Bireme, Google Books and Google Academic databases, as well as periodicals and scientific journals from the libraries of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte-UFRN and University Center of Rio Grande do Norte-UNIRN. RESULTS: The results showed that the benefits of practicing manual therapy in non-invasive deactivation of trigger points are accurate and effective, since they can directly touch the nodule, causing a decrease in pain threshold, improvement in blood flow, relaxation Muscle tension and restoration of local functional normality. CONCLUSION: This literature review also showed that the treatment through the application of manual techniques is in increasing progress, since there are several studies proving the effectiveness of new techniques or the improvement of old techniques and their low cost.