Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Ongoing pain that keeps showing up in the same places, coming from the same tender spots in muscle and fascia.
What it is
This is chronic pain driven by trigger points that send pain along repeatable patterns. PNMT is built around finding those points and the patterns they create.
What makes it worse
Sustained loading and held postures, stress, and most of all, treating only where it hurts while the source points go untreated.
How PNMT helps
Your therapist works methodically, mapping which points are active and where each sends its pain, then treats each point specifically. There's no general all-over work. If the pain stops behaving like muscle referral, your therapist will refer you on.
What to expect & how long
The work has two phases: mapping the active points and where they send pain, then treating them over a series of visits. Your therapist will tell you plainly which patterns are clearing and which are stubborn.
What clients say
Sarah is amazing! She is both kind and great at helping to resolve chronic pain. My TMJ has improved so much with her care.
I've been going to soma vida for around 4-5 years. I think at this point for neuromuscular therapy. My coworker recommended it for my back pain. I mostly make appts with Yu, but I think I've had appts with everyone there atleast once. The treatment can be painful but I always come out feeling so light and so much better than before. I've had chronic neck pain from my desk job and other pain in areas that is only fixed by whatever they do here. They truly care about you and want to make sure you leave feeling better.
I've been going to Somavida for years because they are the only place I've found with the right combination of expertise and ability to eliminate pain when I have muscle pulls or strains, and help me stay “tuned up” to avoid future injuries. I spend most of my time working behind a desk and Somavida is a critical part of helping me stay healthy and out of injury from my strained neck and back. I personally work with Yu Suzuki and she is phenomenal. Truly a “pain detective” that has helped me find the root issue with muscle problems countless times. This is a place to come and heal and avoid future injury without medication or judgment. Can’t recommend Somavida enough!!!
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Get help for Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Book a New Client Session. Your therapists will find the source of your pain and build a treatment plan for you.
75-minute first visit. Two therapists assess and one treats. Every follow-up is one-on-one with your therapist.
The whole Somavida team stands behind your treatment plan.