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Deep Tissue Trigger Point Massage | Hands and Feet

Name: Deep Tissue Trigger Point Massage | Hands and Feet
Rating: 4.8 (75 reviews)

Treat tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, wrist, hand and foot pain.

Created byMark Perren-Jones

Last updated 7/2026

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What you'll learn

After learning this course you will have a complete system of how to do a deep tissue massage trigger points treatment
You will know how to give an amazing stand alone myofascial release style massage and couple it with specific trigger point therapy to see incredible results
You will know how to treat your massage clients and give them an amazing massage experience like no other by combining massage techniques with trigger points
You will know how to treat your own trigger points so that you can remain healthier and happier and above all, pain free

Course content

7 sections • 53 lectures • 4h 7m total length

Why my trigger point courses are completely different and so easy to learn1:53
I am going to show you why my deep tissue trigger point massage courses are completely different from anything that you have learned before. I KNOW that that is a big statement so let me put my money where my mouth is. I will teach you in seconds how to know which muscles are involved for pain in the shins, shin splints, pain in the front and sides of the legs, ankles, feet and toes-WITHOUT having to learn any lists of muscles!
How to get your own personalized certificate for your wall—or a CEU certificate!1:09
How to get your own personalized certificate for your wall—or a CEU certificate! directly from me when you complete the course
Important! Where you should start this course0:29
Have you done one of my deep tissue trigger point massage courses before? This lecture will tell you where to start the course depending on whether you have done one of my deep tissue trigger point massage courses or not
My number 1 problem with standard trigger point therapy1:16
This is the number 1 reason I didn't use trigger point therapy in my spa even though I knew it was effective. My clients wouldn't come back even if I fixed their pain.
This is the number 2 reason I didn't use trigger point therapy in my spa1:36
This is the number 2 reason I didn't use trigger point therapy in my spa even though I knew it was effective. I was too overwhelmed and there was no way I would remember all of the information so I gave up on it.
What is a trigger point and how do we find one? Let's do it now.3:39
Ok, so what exactly is a trigger point and what makes it so important that we deactivate them?
Why you cant stretch away the pain3:00
Now that you know what one is, this is why trying to stretch a trigger point without deactivating them is futile
Here are some easy tools and things that you can use to save your hands/thumbs2:31
Here are some easy tools and things that you can use to save your hands and thumbs
Massage therapists-This is not just about treating pain for your clients1:15
I want you to start thinking not only about your clients thats have pain and stiffness but also your sports people and athletes or even just people that are active in the gym. Trigger point deep tissue massage is also great for performance enhancing and injury prevention so you can market those benefits to your clients as well.
A word about using massage oils or creams2:40
This is an important lecture because if you don't get this correct it can be difficult to use the techniques effectively
How we use our hands, fists and forearms for the massage8:04
Here is a summary of how we will use our hands, soft fists and forearms so that the massage feels amazing not only for your client but also for you!
You can join our FB group and ask questions with thousands of students as well0:33
You can join our FB group and ask questions with thousands of students as well
A quick note for you0:43

Welcome to this section-Why this section?2:22
This is the full deep tissue myofascial massage sequence for the legs that you will use and then add the trigger point massage techniques to.
The legs prone sequence explained12:29
Here I show you the full deep tissue myofascial massage techniques for the legs in a prone position.
Here is the prone legs sequence on the other side with music to practice to12:26
Practice the prone legs sequence on the other side with music to practice to, reinforcing deep tissue trigger point massage techniques for effective bodywork.
The feet prone sequence explained3:52
Here I show you the full deep tissue myofascial massage techniques for the feet in a prone position.
Here is the prone foot sequence on the other side with music to practice to3:54
The legs supine sequence explained6:03
Here I show you the full deep tissue myofascial massage techniques for the legs in a supine position.
Here is the supine legs sequence on the other side with music to practice to5:57
The feet supine sequence explained2:36
Here I show you the full deep tissue myofascial massage techniques for the feet in a supine position.
Here is the supine foot sequence on the other side with music to practice to2:31

Download your trigger point chart Ebook that I have for you0:28
Download your trigger point chart Ebook that I have for you
Lets take a look at the muscles now at the front and side of the legs7:22
OK, its time to learn how to treat ALL of these conditions in less than 7 minutes without having to remember ONE list of muscles!

Shin Splints/Pain/Stiffness/Front of Leg
Front of Ankle Pain/Stiffness
Side of Leg Pain/Stiffness
Outer Ankle Sprain/Pain/Weak Ankles/Stiffness
Top of Big Toe Pain/Stiffness
Top of Foot Pain/Stiffness
Tripping (could also be lumbar nerve)
Top of Smaller Toes Pain/Stiffness
How to treat those muscles on yourself5:24
Now I will show you how to treat your own muscles and you can also use these same techniques to have your clients do at home for self deep tissue trigger point massage to help themselves between your treatments
Let's quickly test what you already know!1:59
As promised, you now know how to treat a huge variety of conditions within minutes without having to painstakingly learn lists of muscles, their trigger points and referral zones. Here I will prove it to you! How easy was that right?
How to treat your clients using deep tissue trigger point massage techniques11:00
It's go time! Now I will show you how to treat the trigger points on a client using deep tissue trigger point massage techniques that you can add to your deep tissue myofascial massage sequence that you learned earlier.
How to simplify treating the back of the legs, ankles and feet4:18
You are about to learn how to treat ALL of these conditions in less than 7 minutes without having to remember ONE list of muscles!

Calf Pain/Stiffness
Calf cramps
Achilles Pain/Stiffness/Tendonitis
Heel Pain/Stiffness/Heel Spur
Plantar Fasciitis
Tight Calves
Mid arch Pain/Stiffness
Forefoot Pain/Stiffness
Bottom of the Big toe Pain/Stiffness
Bottom of smaller toes Pain/Stiffness
How to treat those trigger points on yourself6:31
Now I will show you how to treat your own muscles and you can also use these same techniques to have your clients do at home for self deep tissue trigger point massage to help themselves between your treatments
Don't forget to treat the feet! They may have active trigger points as well1:42
There are also local trigger points on the feet that refer pain locally which you should address as well. Here they are.
How to treat those trigger points on your clients10:42
It's go time! Now I will show you how to treat the trigger points on a client's calves using deep tissue trigger point massage techniques that you can add to your deep tissue myofascial massage sequence that you learned earlier.
How to treat your client's feet1:42
It's go time! Now I will show you how to treat the trigger points on a client's feet using deep tissue trigger point massage techniques that you can add to your deep tissue myofascial massage sequence that you learned earlier.

This is an extra section for you-Cross fiber Friction Techniques1:17
This section teaches you how to do an evidence based approach using cross fiber friction techniques to treat the lower legs...
Here I will teach you how to do the cross fiber friction techniques on yourself4:48
First of all, I will teach you how to do the cross fiber friction techniques on yourself so that you are familiar with what to do.
Now we will start doing the cross fiber friction techniques on our legs5:49
Now we will start doing the cross fiber friction techniques on our legs to get a really good and thorough understanding of how it feels as we scan the muscle bellies of the calves
Setting up client-How you have your client on the table to start treating2:09
Treating the client-the techniques explained17:52
It is now time to do the cross fiber techniques to help the trigger points release, loosen tight fibers and get the muscles in a much healthier state
Now for the anterior and lateral muscles5:19
Now we will turn the client over and start treating the shin and muscles on the side of the legs

Now here is the massage sequence for the arms, forearms and hands0:59
Just like I did with the legs, you have the complete deep tissue myofascial massage sequence for the arms, forearms and hands that you will then add the trigger point techniques to.
The arms , forearms and hands supine sequence explained8:45
Now for the massage sequence
Here is the arms supine sequence with music to practice to8:42
Its practice time!
Here is the triceps massage explained and with music5:26
Now for the triceps

Now to start treating conditions on the forearms, wrists and hands4:05
You are about to learn how to treat ALL of these conditions in less than 15 minutes without having to remember ONE list of muscles! Massage therapists-these techniques will help you enormously for pain and also to give you looser, healthier muscles in your forearms and hands.

Tennis elbow/Lateral epicondylitis
Elbow pain and dysfunction
Forearm pain/stiffness
Tight muscles in the forearms and hands
Dorsal wrist pain/stiffness
Dorsal hand and finger pain/stiffness
Pain in the thumbs and webbing
Trigger finger
Trigger thumb
Radial nerve entrapment
You are about to learn a specific system to treat these conditions10:36
By the time you have finished this lecture, you will have a complete system to treat all of these conditions on your self or for your massage clients.

Tennis elbow/Lateral epicondylitis
Elbow pain and dysfunction
Forearm pain/stiffness
Tight muscles in the forearms and hands
Dorsal wrist pain/stiffness
Dorsal hand and finger pain/stiffness
Pain in the thumbs and webbing
Trigger finger
Trigger thumb
Radial nerve entrapment
A closer look at the triceps trigger points to treat yourself2:14
Here is a lecture for you from one of my other deep tissue trigger point massage courses where I show you all of the triceps trigger points in depth.
How to treat the triceps on your clients3:04
How to treat the brachialis and forearm trigger points on our clients6:29
Next, we need to treat the triceps and brachialis trigger points so that we know that the pain and dysfunction are not coming from these trigger points.
Now we are going to address the flexor side of the forearms and hands10:03
You are about to learn how to treat ALL of these conditions in less than 15 minutes without having to remember ONE list of muscles! Massage therapists-these techniques will help you enormously for pain and also to give you looser, healthier muscles in your forearms and hands.

Golfers Elbow/Medial epicondylitis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Inner elbow pain/stiffness
Inner elbow pain and dysfunction
Inner forearm pain/stiffness
Tight muscles in the forearms flexors and palms of the hands
Palm side wrist pain/stiffness
Palm side hand and finger pain/stiffness
Pain in the thumbs and webbing
Difficulty with handwriting/fine motor skills
Finger Stiffness/tightness and weakness
Poor grip strength
Numbness and tingling of the thumbs and fingers
Ulnar nerve entrapment
Trigger finger
How to treat the scalenes firstly on yourself.5:41
We need to treat the scalenes firstly so that we make sure that the symptoms are not coming from the neck . Here is the lecture from my upper back and neck deep tissue trigger point massage course.
How to treat the scalenes on your clients5:03
Now I will show you how to treat the scalenes muscles on your clients
Now to do the deep tissue trigger point massage for your clients3:36
Now we will start on the flexors

Requirements

If you plan on treating people you will probably need a massage table. Otherwise you can just use your hands for self treatment and at times you may need something like a tennis ball to self treat for those hard to reach places

Description

Become Certified in Deep Tissue Trigger Point Massage – Hands, Feet & Extremities

Pain in the hands, wrists, elbows, feet and ankles can dramatically affect a person's quality of life. Yet many massage therapists never learn a systematic trigger point approach to treating these common conditions.

In this practical certificate course, you'll learn Mark Perren-Jones' proven Deep Tissue Trigger Point Massage system for treating the upper and lower extremities using techniques you can immediately incorporate into your massage practice.

This course can be taken on its own—you do not need to complete the previous Trigger Point courses first.

What You'll Learn

You'll master practical trigger point massage techniques to confidently treat many common conditions, including:

Tennis Elbow
Golfer's Elbow
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Shin Splints
Plantar Fasciitis
Heel Spurs
Achilles Tendonitis
Ankle Pain and Sprains
Calf Tightness and Cramps
Thumb and Finger Pain
Trigger Thumb
Trigger Finger
Radial Nerve Entrapment
Wrist Pain
Hand Pain
And many other common trigger point conditions.

You'll also learn how to integrate these techniques into a relaxing deep tissue massage so your clients receive both outstanding pain relief and an exceptional massage experience.

Why Massage Therapists Should Learn Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points are responsible for a large percentage of muscular pain and dysfunction. Knowing how to locate and treat them can transform your clinical results while giving you a valuable treatment clients will continue to book.

This course will help you:

Treat difficult hand, wrist, elbow, foot and ankle conditions with confidence.
Improve your clients' results.
Increase repeat bookings and referrals.
Add a premium treatment to your clinic or spa.
Build a stronger and more profitable massage practice.

Why This Course Is Different

Many trigger point courses simply teach isolated techniques.

This course teaches you how to blend trigger point therapy naturally into a complete deep tissue massage, creating treatments that are both highly therapeutic and deeply relaxing.

Your clients won't just leave with less pain—they'll leave having enjoyed an outstanding massage they'll want again.

What You'll Receive

Certificate of Completion
Step-by-step treatment demonstrations
Practical clinical techniques you can use immediately
Lifetime access
Future course updates
Instructor support

Learn From One of the World's Best-Selling Massage Instructors

Mark Perren-Jones has trained more than 300,000 students worldwide and brings over 30 years of clinical experience to every lesson. His teaching focuses on practical techniques that massage therapists can begin using immediately to improve client outcomes.

Enrol Today

If you're ready to confidently treat common hand, wrist, elbow, foot and ankle conditions while adding another valuable service to your massage practice, then this course is for you.

I'll see you inside the course.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone that would like to feel less pain and stiffness and have a keen interest in treating themselves without medication. Its also for massage therapists that would like to treat their massage clients, friends or family with a completely unique approach to treating trigger points with this style of deep tissue massage trigger point therapy

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Introduction13 lectures • 29min

The deep tissue myofascial massage sequences for the legs9 lectures • 52min

Lets get to work!10 lectures • 51min

Using cross fiber friction to help all conditions on the legs and feet6 lectures • 37min

The deep tissue myofascial massage sequences for the arms4 lectures • 24min

Elbows, Forearms, hands9 lectures • 51min

The final section2 lectures • 3min

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