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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition (平装)
by Clair Davies, Amber Davies, David G. Simons
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Pain relief, Pain treatment , Health |
| Market price: ¥ 228.00
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¥ 208.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A thorough explanation of muscular pain, this book is an excellent text on trigger points and pain relief. Highly recommended for those who suffer from chronic pain. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
I got this book a couple of years ago, and it is dog-eared with use. I also use Shiatsu, Reiki, Accupressure and a number of other bodywork techniques, but the Triggerpoint work is unique and highly effective. I notice from reading other reviews that most readers seem to be using the tennis ball/lacrosse ball method to get at their trigger points. I have used the balls, too, and they're effective for some deep points that can't be reached in any other way, but I highly recommend that readers purchase the Backnobber (or TheraCane) and a Knobble tool, as recommended by the author, for more subtle control and more consistent results. These tools are available through Amazon. In fact, I'm sitting here writing this with my Backnobber hooked over my shoulder. 'Backnobbing' one's neck, shoulder and back triggerpoints while sitting at the computer is delicious and refreshing! |
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Laptantidel Latuda (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
Three years ago my knees were starting to hurt badly and were locking and cracking and I thought that would be the end of my running days. I took all kind of supplements for joint pain relief that idn't really help and I looked everywhere for a solution. When I got this book, it was really easy to find the trigger points and now my knees are much better. They stoppd locking and cracking. When they start hurting (in very cold weather or after a long run) I massage the trigger points and that normally stops the pain immediately. This book is easy to understand and has lots of pictures locating trigger points and their deferred pain patterns. I actually gave one to my dad, who doesn't even understand English and he uses it. Finding the exact location of your trigger point can be a bit difficult, but when you found it, you'll know it (I jumped in pain the first time I hit one). With a little bit of patience you'll be able to find and treat your trigger points and even though trigger point therapy cannot help every condition of pain, it is worth a try. I thought my knees were gone and it helped me. |
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Norska (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
If you have trigger points that are causing you pain, the simple massage techniques really do help. I like that each section lays out "if your pain is here, then try this trigger point first, then move down this list until you find the troublemaker" It's really helpful, especially when more than one trigger point could be the cause. Also, making you aware that some massage techiniques work better than others, depending on the trigger point, really helps you perform what you need, and where you need it.
I get extremely painful muscle spasms, cramps, and tightness, mostly in my lower back and abdominal muscles. Previous to reading this book, I would have episodes where it would start in one place, and then the ineffectual massaging and stretching I would try would set off another set of muscles. I could be affected for hours, with the spasms waxing and waning within different areas. It could take forever to get everything to settle down again. It would run in cycles, where every day, for weeks, one of the trouble areas would flare up. Sometimes I would be left in tears, because of pain and frustration. My doctor couldn't offer me much in the way of relief. He had me on quinine tablets. Quinine! I don't have malaria! ;)
After just reading the section covering the abdomen, the next time I had a spasm start, I was able to locate the troublesome trigger point, apply a dozen short massage strokes right on it, and the pain STOPPED. And it didn't come back for the rest of the evening. And it didn't come back the next evening, at least not in that muscle group. Another one tried to start trouble the nxt evening, but I treated that trigger point, with the same immediate and lasting results. Activities tht could set me up for a pain cycle, like a sudden cough, can still start the spasms, but in a couple of cases it resolved on its own after a few seconds, or immediately after two or three massage stroked on the trigger point. I am completely amazed. It's this easy? I've been suffering all this time, when I could have fixed it myself? My doctor doesn't know bout this? Argh!!!
I cannot express how happy I am, and how confident I am getting with my self-treatment. I've only had the book for a week, and I'm still learning about where to look for the trigger points that cause me so muc trouble, but what I learned the first evening has improved my life so much already! After suffering for years with these spasms, I'm seeing real hope, and a future of doing things that I couldn't do before, for fear of setting off muscle spasms. Simple things, like shopping, or cooking a meal, or picking up around the house. Yay!!!! Now I need to get my rheumatologist to read this book! |
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