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Painful aching areas that do not respond to local treatment often have remote 'trigger points', that refer pain to them. They are most often found in muscles, but also in fascia, periosteium, tendons, ligaments, and skin and are caused by physical and psychological stress, trauma and lack of rest.
Most muscular aches and pains are caused or affected by untreated “trigger points,” localized tender spots in muscles. Understanding and treating these points can lead to rapid and lasting pain relief. Trigger point therapy is a powerful tool in the management of both acute and chronic pain, including such common problems as headaches, TMJ syndrome, and back pain. The Concise Book of Trigger Points has set the gold standard for providing a clear understanding of the treatment of trigger points. Designed for the student and practitioner of massage/bodywork, physical therapy, physiotherapy, osteopathy, sports therapy, and any other health-related field, it functions both as an entry-level ...
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The Pocket Atlas of Trigger Points provides practical information for identifying trigger points, treating chronic pain, and addressing referred pain patterns. Understand symptoms, classification, and trigger point formation, then explore muscle groups and their common trigger points and conditions.
"A manual teaching the techniques of neuromuscular therapy (NMT), and how to combine it with medical exercise interventions, for the treatment of soft tissue pain and injury"--Provided by publisher.
Healing through Trigger Point Therapy will be useful for all types of doctors, nurses, therapists, bodyworkers, and laypeople by facilitating communication between care providers and patients and empowering patients who struggle with misunderstood and unexplained symptoms.
Why does a man who is well into his retirement take up a new career as a massage therapist? What can massage offer to society? How does one go about learning it? Sam Wong deals with these and other intriguing questions in this book. He provides an authentic account of learning and blending Western massage and Chinese tui na, highlights the role of inspiring teachers in helping him to become a massage therapist, and documents the effectiveness of massage as an alternative treatment for fibromyalgia and other chronic pains. Sams insights on tui na in traditional Chinese medicine are fascinating and unique.
"Primary outcomes from this book, such as . . . better decisions about treatment . . . will undoubtedly be followed by better clinical outcomes for patients." —Rollin M. Gallagher, Deputy National Program Director for Pain Management Although back pain is common, the fix isn't. Take Back Your Back shows you how to diagnose and manage your particular back pain and alerts you to red flags and often-misdiagnosed issues that may worsen your condition. —Do you have non-radiating pain on one side of the spine? Your issue may be Muscle Injury, and you need to control inflammation. —Does your pain shoot down the leg? You may have a Slipped Disc that requires physical therapy and possibly surge...