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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition (Paperback)
by Clair Davies, Amber Davies, David G. Simons
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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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Author: Clair Davies, Amber Davies, David G. Simons
Publisher: New Harbinger; 2 edition
Pub. in: October, 2004
ISBN: 1572243759
Pages: 323
Measurements: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA01035
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-1572243750
Language: American English
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- Awards & Credential -
This book has sold 145,000 copies since its first edition published in 2001. The #1 title in the category of Rheumatology and Chiropractic on Amazon.com as of October 30, 2007. |
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This is a great self-help book. Whenever I have a pain, I try this trigger point method. I have had absolutely fantastic results!! I had an arm injury from working in the yard that resisted getting well for almost a year. The book described my symptoms perfectly and I tried the tennis ball in the various locations and this is the only treatment that has actually made a lasting improvement. I can now make pain free movements with my arm that I could not make without pain for almost a year. Recently, I had arthritic type pains in my hands and I had again been doing yard work so I decided to try the trigger point option again. To my surprise, after about 3 days, I am 80% better. I also use this approach with headaches with very good results.
I highly recommend this book and I tell anyone who will listen about the results I have obtained. However, it is important to remember that this is not an instant help on chronic conditions and it does takes repeated action to improve. But, I know it has worked for me when nothing else gave lasting improvement. It is at least worth a try! You have nothing to lose but the pain. Also, the book is very easy to use with many pictures showing the location of the pain and the location of the sundry trigger points. It is also divided by body location which makes it real easy to find the area where a particular problem is located. In my opinion, this book is definitely worth reading and it is absolutely one of the best investments I have ever made.
(From quoting Nancy Rosinski, USA)
Target readers:
People who suffer from chronic pain, medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists as well as people giving gifts to those who suffer from chronic pain.
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Clair Davies, NCTMB (Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork), is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, and a graduate of the Utah College of massage Therapy. He specializes in trigger point massage for the treatment of pain.
Amber Davies, NCTMB, is a a professional massage therapist and professional educator.
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From Publisher
Trigger point therapy is one of the most intriguing and fastest-growing bodywork styles in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists are all beginning to use this technique to relieve formerly undiagnosable muscle and joint pain - conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits. The technique involves applying short, repeated massage strokes to trigger points, tiny contraction knots in muscle tissue where restricted circulation and lack of oxygen cause referred pain. Trigger points create pain throughout the body in predictable patterns characteristic to each muscle, producing discomfort ranging from mild to severe. Trigger point massage increases circulation and oxygenation in the area and often produces instant relief. This dynamic technique has made a huge impact among health professionals and the public alike, becoming an overnight classic in the field of pain relief. The book has sold over 145,000 copies since the release of the first edition in 2001. The second edition is a complete update and includes a new chapter specifically for massage professionals, as well as a chapter on systematic muscle relaxation techniques that can reinforce the therapeutic power of trigger point work.
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From the Back Cover
Drug-free, self-care solutions to chronic pain
Doctors who specialize in pain treatment suggest that trigger points, small contraction knots in the muscles of the body, are the primary cause for about 75 percent of chronic pain cases. They further report finding trigger points in virtually every patient they treat.
Because trigger points nearly always refer pain to parts of the body other than where they’re located, diagnosing and treating them is difficult - if you don’t know what you’re looking for.
This workbook teaches you exactly what to look for when assessing trigger points. Its clear illustrations show you where on the body trigger points form and the corresponding areas to which they refer pain. Then, in step-by-step detail, it explains how you can treat these sources of chronic pain with unusually effective massage techniques you can do by yourself at any time.
This fully revised and expanded edition of the first and best self-care guide to trigger point therapy includes progressive muscle relaxation techniques that reinforce and support your trigger point therapy. It also offers specific information for bodywork professionals who want to include trigger point therapy in their practices.
If you’ve struggled with chronic pain without finding relief, you owe it to yourself to learn and practice the techniques in this workbook - easy, reliable skills that offer real, lasting relief without drugs, doctor visits, and costly medical bills. |
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Joseph F. Audette, MD, instructor at Harvard Medical School, USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
This is... a well-organized, easy-to-use handbook that will indeed help sufferers of myofascial pain learn to treat themselves with effective self-massage techniques. The detail and clarity of the book's format will also make it invaluable to pain physicians who want to be able to teach their patients useful, simple strategies to manage soft tissue pain problems.
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Scott M. Fishman, MD. (MSL quote), USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
This is a useful book for anyone in chronic pain. There are few resources like this one, which empowers the reader to understand the problem and offers the tools to manage it. The approach to managing pain described in this book will help many take control of a significant part of their health and will become a valuable lifelong reference. |
Terry Shepherd Friedmann, MD, author of Freedom Through Health , USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
As a medical doctor who has been challenged by patients experiencing chronic pain, including those suffering from long-standing cases of fibromyalgia, I appreciate a safe solution for their problem. I believe this book, revealing that trigger point therapy may safely relieve chronic pain, should be in the hands of every doctor. |
Robert Uppgaard, DDS, author of Taking Control of TMJ, USA
<2007-10-30 00:00>
Literally millions of people will be helped - and billions of dollars saved in unnecessary treatments and medications - as people and professionals finally begin to understand the role of muscles, referred pain, and trigger points in eliminating pain. Davies has provided an important bridge between the many helping professions that deal with people in pain and their patients. |
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