The Triggerstick

The triggerstick is the brainchild of a Durban based Chiropractor, Dr Francois Botha. Dr Botha recognised the need for his patients as well as the general public to have access to a simple and effective way of relieving themselves of the aches and pains caused by muscular trigger points (knots). This device has now revolutionised the lives of many of his patients, friends and family.... and now YOU too can have one!! The triggerstick is a tool that allows you to gain access to trigger points that are difficult to locate and treat by ourselves. The triggerstick can be used in the comfort of your home or office and help provide effortless relief of the aches and pains accociated with muscular trigger points. The back is home to many muscles that work day in and day out to allow us to perform our daily activities. The triggerstick allows you to reach the trigger points in some of the most hard to reach muscles in the body. Infamously known to most people as a KNOT!! Trigger points are hyper irritable spots in muscles and are responsible for a large variety of aches and pains all over the body. These spots are associated with nodules that can be "palpated", or felt in the affected muscles. These spots can either be "latent", and produce pain and discomfort in a localized area around the trigger point, or they can be "active", and refer pain and discomfort into other areas of the body. Trigger points are caused by a whole host of factors and include stress, poor posture, long hours in front of a computer, middle to long distance driving and certain sports that place strain on muscles. One very effective way of getting rid of trigger points is by Ischemic Compression. Ischaemic compression can be defined as the application of slowly increasing, non-painful pressure over a trigger point until a barrier of tissue resistance is felt. Contact is then maintained until the tissue barrier releases, and pressure is increased to reach a new barrier to eliminate the tenderness.