About Hanson Muscle Therapy

HansOn Muscle Therapy
HMT integrates feed back from postural evaluation, range of motion assessment and specific muscle testing to pinpoint areas of myofascial tension. Then, through advanced manual technique, HMT uses trigger and/or acupressure points for immediate relief of muscular pain, tension and dysfunction.

MUSCULAR IMBALANCE
Sprains, strains or micro tearing due to overuse or trauma of certain muscles lead to an accumulation of tension, i.e. muscle shortening and adhesions. Anytime there is muscle shortening, and subsequent muscle lengthening of the antagonistic muscles, there is MUSCULAR IMBALANCE. In other words, the body is out of ALIGNMENT.

The core theory in HMT is that muscular imbalance is the cause of injuries and decreased performance. Muscle shortening causes decreased range of motion, postural imbalances, changed joint positions with decreased joint space, decreased vascular circulation, inhibition of lymphatic drainage, and decreased strength. Friction, pressure, compression and excessive pulling over time lead to dysfunction, pain and inflammation. This pain is caused by soft tissue damages or nerve entrapments and ultimately leads to neuropathy, joint pathology and joint degeneration.

READING BODY FEED BACK
HMT uses postural and range of motion assessment together with manual testing of individual muscles, the recognition of referred pain patterns and acupressure meridian distribution to determine primary muscles with most accumulated tension.

CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Accumulation of tension in muscles, fascia and tendons manifests as hypersensitive myofascial reflex points, known as trigger points or acupressure points. Those reflex points act as circuit breakers and when over loaded with excessive tension can give rise to local or referred pain. Trigger or acupressure points are activated directly by acute overload, overwork, fatigue or direct trauma to the muscle they are located in. Those reflex points can also be activated indirectly by other reflex points, joint dysfunction, or emotional distress.

?GETTING TO THE POINT?
There are approximately 700 acupressure points on the human body and all skeletal muscles can develop multiple trigger points. The acupressure points have definite anatomical locations while the trigger point?s locations are not fixed. The proper point to select for therapy is not always located at the site of pain, but rather at the site of maximum accumulated tension. Due to the number of points possibly related to an injury, the therapeutic skill lies in the ability to select the right point(s) for each specific injury.
HMT teaches the relationship between different reflex points, referred pain patterns and acupuncture meridian distribution. HMT utilizes patient muscle feed back by the unique use of indicator muscle testing in how to select the primary point(s) for each individual condition. This muscle feed back takes away the ?guesswork? or the ?hit and miss? approach in the selection of appropriate reflex points for a specific condition.