Deep Tissue Trigger Point Massage Certificate Course (6 CEU)
### Learn a Practical, Modern Approach to Deep Tissue & Trigger Point Therapy
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Learn a Practical, Client-Focused Approach to Deep Tissue Trigger Point Therapy
What This Course Teaches
This certificate course teaches you how to combine trigger point therapy with deep tissue massage so your treatments are both therapeutic and enjoyable to receive.
You’ll learn how to treat trigger points effectively without turning the session into isolated, awkward muscle work — and how to deliver a complete massage clients actually want to come back for.
The Problem This Course Solves
Most trigger point training teaches you where trigger points are — but not how to use them in a real massage session.
Clients don’t come in to have individual muscles worked in isolation.
They want relief and a massage that feels good.
This course shows you how to:
- Integrate trigger point work seamlessly into massage
- Treat pain without breaking flow
- Deliver results without losing the massage experience
What You’ll Learn
- How to treat trigger points on clients and on yourself
- How to combine trigger point therapy with deep tissue massage
- A complete 1-hour deep tissue trigger point massage sequence for:
back, neck, shoulders, head, and face - How to create a standalone treatment you can offer in your spa or clinic
- How to work effectively without exhausting your hands or body
Conditions Commonly Addressed
You’ll learn how to work with common upper-body issues, including:
- Neck pain and stiffness
- Headaches and migraines
- Shoulder pain and impingement
- Frozen shoulder
- TMJ-related tension
- Upper back pain and chronic tightness
- Dizziness, sinus-related tension, and more
Why Trigger Point Therapy Matters
Research shows trigger points are involved in the majority of musculoskeletal pain patterns.
Knowing how to work with them — within a massage, not separate from it — is one of the most valuable skills a massage therapist can have.
Who This Course Is For
- Massage therapists
- Bodyworkers
- Anyone wanting to treat pain effectively without sacrificing the massage experience
By the End of the Course
You’ll be able to:
- Deliver deep tissue trigger point massage confidently
- Offer a new, in-demand treatment in your practice
- Help clients feel better and love the massage they receive
- Treat your own neck, shoulder, and upper-back tension safely
Ready to Get Started?
Learn how to treat trigger points in a way that actually works — for your clients and for you.
Your Instructor
Mark Perren-Jones has over 30 years of hands-on experience in massage therapy, wellness, and pain management. He is the former owner of the award-winning Isla Verde Spa and the founder of the Mark Perren-Jones Spa Training Academy.
Mark now teaches students worldwide, sharing practical, results-based techniques drawn from real clinical and spa experience. His courses focus on what actually works in practice — helping therapists gain confidence, improve results, and avoid common mistakes.
Mark is an approved provider with the NCBTMB (#1805).
Course Curriculum
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PreviewMy number 1 problem with standard trigger point therapy (1:16)
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PreviewThis is the number 2 reason I didn't use trigger point therapy in my spa (1:36)
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PreviewHow to use this course (1:45)
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StartDownloads (1:08)
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StartWhat is a trigger point and how do we find one? Let's do it now. (3:39)
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StartWhy you cant stretch away the pain (3:00)
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StartHere are some easy to find tools to help save your thumbs (2:09)
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PreviewMassage therapists-This is not just about treating pain for your clients (1:15)
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StartThe MOST COMMON trigger point that affects virtually everyone! Trapezius pt.1 (7:10)
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StartNow lets do it again but this time saving your hands (1:51)
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StartStiff, tight necks? This is another incredibly powerful point! Trapezius pt.2 (6:18)
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StartHow to find these next points-finding the superior angle of the scapula (1:20)
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StartThe crick in the neck culprit! Levator Scapulae tr. points (4:37)
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StartSternocleidomastoid (SCM). Its involved in SO MANY conditions! (1:19)
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StartNow lets treat those SCM trigger points! (6:12)
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StartNeck pain fixed in 90 seconds! 2.5m views! Lets do it! (3:31)
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StartBefore we move on..what I don't want you to do. (1:17)
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StartHere is the first of 2 main culprits in facial pain Temporalis Tr. points (4:00)
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StartNow we will deal with the second one Masseter Tr. points (3:18)
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StartThe deep neck muscles Splenius Cervicis, Splenius Capitis, Suboccipital Tr.point (7:06)
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StartLets now recap everything that you can now treat! (4:37)
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StartJust learn these conditions to make life super easy for you! (1:10)
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StartYou can join over 20,000 students on FB and instagram! (0:33)
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StartThis is THE most overlooked muscle that must be addressed. Scalenes Tr. points (5:41)
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StartClicking and pain in the shoulder?Start here Supraspinatus Tr. points (7:58)
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StartBeware of the hidden upper back pain culprits! Rhomboids Tr. points (6:21)
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StartThis one commonly refers to the front of the shoulder Infraspinatus Tr. points (3:39)
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StartDo as I say, not as I do! (1:11)
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StartPain very localized at the back of the shoulder? Teres Minor Tr. points (1:09)
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StartPain affecting the back of the shoulder? Maybe its the Subscapularis Tr. points (2:58)
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StartThe Deltoid Tr. points (1:15)
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StartThe Teres Major and Latissimus Dorsi Tr. points (2:45)
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StartThe pectorals major and minor (1:10)
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StartThe Biceps Tr. points (0:48)
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StartThe Triceps Tr. points (2:14)
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StartYou can now treat more than 40 conditions! (1:01)
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StartHow the next sections will work (0:48)
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StartWhat type of massage cream/oils I am using and how to make it (2:23)
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StartHow I am using my hands, thumbs, fists and forearms in the massage (2:51)
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StartThe deep tissue back massage techniques explained (24:35)
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StartThe deep tissue neck, chest and arm massage techniques explained (27:25)
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StartThe ENTIRE massage sequence with music for practice (51:00)
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StartHow to massage these muscles and their trigger points (2:30)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Trapezius (7:00)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Levator scapulae (6:37)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Sternocleidomastoid (3:59)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Temporalis (1:59)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Masseter (2:16)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Scalenes (5:03)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Supraspinatus (3:03)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Rhomboids (3:15)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Infraspinatus (4:45)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Teres minor (2:20)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Subscapularis (2:18)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of Teres major and Latissimus dorsi (1:53)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Deltoids (2:49)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Biceps (4:05)
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StartHow to do massage on the trigger points of the Triceps (3:04)