Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Persistent pain that keeps showing up along the same routes from the same specific tender spots in muscle and fascia, as if it were following a map.
What it is
This is chronic pain driven by trigger points that throw out repeatable referral patterns, and PNMT is essentially built around finding those points and the maps they produce.
What makes it worse
Sustained loading and held postures, stress, and (most of all) leaving the source points untreated while only the referral area gets attention all tend to keep it going.
How PNMT helps
Your therapist works methodically, mapping which points are active and where each one sends its pain, then treating each point specifically rather than doing general all-over work. Treatment stays point-by-point and reasoned. When the pain stops behaving like a muscular referral, that's the cue to refer you out rather than keep treating muscle.
What to expect & how long
The work moves in two phases: mapping the active points and their referrals, then treating them across a sequence of focused visits. Your therapist gives you straight reads on which patterns are clearing and which are stubborn, so progress is described honestly rather than assumed.
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!!!
Don’t see your condition? Ask about other conditions we treat
Ready to Address Your Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
Book a New Client Session and your therapist will identify the source of your pain, then create a tailored treatment plan.
75-minute first visit. Two therapists assess, one treats; every follow-up is one-on-one with your therapist.
Your care isn't shaped by one therapist, the whole Somavida team is behind your treatment plan.