We live in a skier’s paradise, and Glenwood Springs is perfectly situated to dawn patrol up Williams Peak or jet up to Aspen and blow cold smoke. And like so many other outdoor sports, when the season is in, it’s nonstop. But how is your body holding up to all that use and abuse trying to squeeze out every little ounce of the goods during the season?

Pain is complex, and while pain often accompanies tissue damage, sometimes there is pain with no such damage, which is the case when there is a trigger point. But what is a trigger point? 

Many times pain may indicate actual tissue damage (like a sprained ankle, broken toe, ruptured tendon), but there are other times it is a multi-faucets sensation from the body that might not be linked to any damage of the tissue at all.

“If there is free flow, there is no pain; if there is pain, there is lack of free flow.” ~ Huang Di Nei Jing.