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Non-credit classes identify, treat painful trigger points
Photos and story by James Hill
Trigger points, which are hyperirritable places located throughout the body, can be painful and hard to locate. However, these tender spots can be isolated and treated from home with a little instruction and practice.
This winter, Portland Community College’s Community Education program is offering two non-credit classes taught by Marcia Hansen, designed to give students the necessary knowledge to treat specific trigger points in the body. In the non-credit class, Trigger Points: Upper Body, Hansen will explain pain in the neck and shoulders, and disclose how to treat lost range of movement in the arms and shoulders. She will cover treating recurring numbness or tingling in the fingers, and how to find and treat the trigger points causing these problems. The class will meet from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 1, Room 129, Mt. Tabor Building.
In the class, Trigger Points: Lower Body, students will be helped to find and treat the areas causing problems in the back, hips and knees. The class will meet from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 8, Room 200, Mt. Scott Building.
Both classes will meet at the PCC Southeast Center, 2305 S.E. 82nd Ave. Cost is $24 per class. For more information, contact the PCC Community Education office at (503) 788-6265.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »