Trigger Point Therapy is one of the most intriguing and fastest-growing bodywork styles in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors and alternative health practitioners are all beginning to use this technique to relieve joint and muscle pain—conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits. Doctors who specialize in pain treatment suggest that myofascial trigger points or small contraction knots in muscles are the primary cause for about 75 percent of chronic pain cases. They further report finding trigger points in virtually every patient treated.