ISBN:
1608824942
Title: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook Pdf Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
Author: Clair Davies
Published Date: 2013
Page: 376
"I have long been a believer in and practitioner of trigger point therapy. I certainly recommend this book to the general public and health care practitioners. It is truly an excellent resource and provides the tools that induce self-healing and empowerment."―Bernie S. Siegel, MD, author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles and Prescriptions for Living and former student of Janet Travell, MD, author of Travell & Simons’ Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual "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." ―Joseph F. Audette, MD, instructor at Harvard Medical School and director of Outpatient Pain Services at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Medford, MA "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." ―Scott M. Fishman, MD, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis and author of The War on Pain "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." ―Terry Shepherd Friedmann, MD, author of Freedom Through Health "Trigger point massage therapy may be the most effective treatment known for a wide variety of pain problems, including fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome." ―C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, founding president of the American Holistic Medical Association and author of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies "This must-have book gives practical methods for dealing with chronic pain in a format that is easy to use, and it works! I’m a believer!" ―Jo Ann Gillaspy, MS, RN, editor of The Nephrology Resource Directory "Properly used, the information in the Davies’s book should enable many people with myofascial trigger point disorders to participate effectively in treating their conditions. The book should be especially useful to those who do not have ready access to a practitioner familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of these common muscular problems." ―Michael D. Reynolds, MD, rheumatologist "The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook is a welcome and timely addition to the worlds of personal wellness, pain relief, and self-care. The author creates a highly effective form of pain therapy that anyone can learn. This book is a valuable contribution to the field of self-applied therapeutic bodywork." ―Robert K. King, founder and president of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy "As a chiropractor for twelve years and an instructor of trigger point therapy at the Utah College of Massage Therapy for ten years, I found the Davies’ book very accurate and complete. The graphics and illustrations make it easy to show patients and clients ways to improve quality of life. I believe the book will be a valuable asset to all health care practitioners who use trigger point therapy." ―David B. Thomson, DC, instructor at the Utah College of Massage Therapy "I have personally benefited from the therapeutic effects of trigger point massage and I believe it deserves official recognition in the medical world. I hope physicians will study these self-treatment techniques and recommend them to their patients." ―Rose Marie Hackett, DO, osteopathic physician and radiologistNow deceased, Clair Davies, NCTMB (Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork), specialized in trigger point massage for the treatment of pain. Mr. Davies’s interest in massage began when he successfully self-treated a frozen shoulder with trigger point massage. Inspired by the experience, he began an intensive private study of trigger points and referred pain. He subsequently retired from a thriving piano service business to attend the Utah College of Massage Therapy where he trained as a professional massage therapist. From his home base in Lexington, Kentucky, Mr. Davies traveled extensively with his daughter Amber, leading continuing education workshops for professionals on trigger point massage. Clair Davies died peacefully at home in 2006 of colon cancer.Amber Davies, CMTPT, LMT, is a certified myofascial trigger point therapist and licensed massage therapist living in Louisville, Kentucky. Her interest in trigger point therapy began in the mid-1990s when she and her father, Clair, successfully ended her six-year long battle with chronic low back pain. As a clinician, educator, and author, Ms. Davies is dedicated to helping bring the treatment of myofascial pain to the mainstream of healthcare. Ms. Davies teaches continuing education for professional therapists and self-treatment to people in pain. Visit www.triggerpointbook.com for course schedules, articles, discussion groups, and other resources.Now deceased, foreword writer David G. Simons, MD, coauthored of Travell & Simons Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual
Trigger point therapy is one of the fastest-growing and most effective pain therapies in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists are all beginning to use this technique to relieve patients’ formerly undiagnosable muscle and joint pain, both conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits.
This book addresses the problem of myofascial trigger points—tiny contraction knots that develop in a muscle when it is injured or overworked. Restricted circulation and lack of oxygen in these points cause referred pain. Massage of the trigger is the safest, most natural, and most effective form of pain therapy. 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.
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, Third Edition, has made a huge impact among health professionals and the public alike, becoming an overnight classic in the field of pain relief. This edition includes a new chapter by the now deceased author, Clair Davies’ daughter, Amber Davies, who is passionate about continuing her father’s legacy. The new edition also includes postural assessments and muscle tests, an illustrated index of symptoms, and clinical technique drawings and descriptions to assist both practitioners and regular readers in assessing and treating trigger points.
If you have ever suffered from, or have treated someone who suffers from myofascial trigger point pain, this is a must-have book.
changing my life! This book is changing my life every day. I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia 15 years ago. There are still occasional bad days, but this book has given me a way to self treat and that makes a tremendous difference. I can live a more normal life knowing that if I have a flare up I don't have to worry about what doctor or therapist to try to get in to see. I don't feel helpless and frustrated anymore. I've gone from seeing the chiropractor every week to once a month. I used to have massage therapy every 2 weeks, now it's every 4 or 5 weeks. I'm not afraid to exercise anymore. That's priceless! (Literally, I'm saving a lot of money too) Like any thing else, you have to put in the effort. I usually do it while I watch tv in the evening and as the book suggests, I did it two or three times a day for the first several weeks. Now once a day seems like a good maintenance. I just wanted to pay this forward because of all the benefits it's brought me. If you suffer from pain and are wondering whether or not to give this a try, buy this book and a back body buddy or theracane. It may be the best 50 dollars (for both) you ever spent!It's body and mind connection...no, not a new age hack, but based on neurosciene This is a gold mine. I have been using this manual since 2009. Trigger points came to my attention when I developed a tennis elbow I couldn't get rid of for nearly two years of various therapies and treatments. I learned about TPs from the coach of the British Olympic sprint team. My search lead me through multiple websites and eventually I got rid of the point in a minute. It was so amazing that I though it was some sort of placebo effect.Then I attended to a rotator cuff problem I had developed when a ski boarder pulled my arm when she couldn't control herself at very high speed. That was also gone in less than an hour. Multiple points had to be resolved and when I was done I was dancing on the ceiling. But, again I felt it was a fluke and didn't dare trying other TPs as I was afraid of losing my new religions if it stopped working. Needless to say, it never did.Last year I discussed my years of experience with a neuroscientist who does cutting edge research at University of London. I told him that in my view TPs don't get resolved because evolution has not provided us with the mechanism. They are recorded in our minds and the mind has no way of knowing where the points are. Yes, our mind doesn't know where each part of our body is. If you don't believe that, try to feel where your middle toe is without wriggling it or touching it somewhere. Worse, try to feel the extent of your heart or stomach, in fact, any of the hundreds of muscle in your body. You can't, unless you flex them or touch them. If you don't know, it means you mind doesn't either. It can send signals to their address, but doesn't know exactly where they are. It doesn't need to and that is the problem with fixing precise pain locations.When we press a trigger point we are showing our minds the location that needs to be repaired and that there is no reason for the location to remain taught. The body knows how to release the knot, but doesn't know where it is. We have to show it and it is done. That simple. The memory of the trauma is wiped and the point is released.My neuroscientist friend felt it was a revelation. Now he like me uses this manual to locate trigger points for the mind and show it that there is no reason to keep them going. BTW, we don't have an automatic system of resolving such points because evolution is very economical, it doesn't develop a system unless it is crucial to our reproductive success. As trigger points don't show up much until we are over the typical reproductive age, there I no reason to resolve them automatically at very high energy and social cost. But we have brains and we have found how this muscle saving mechanism results in TPs and how we can tell our minds to resolve them. A great solution that only humans have developed.I will be happy to share more about my experiences. Enough to say that at 67 I have managed to keep my muscle supple enough to reach the platinum level ski racing in NASTAR. I am more supple than when I was 40. This is very real in terms of science of the brain and evolution.Anecdotes: Early in May '17 I stood in line to get some food at JFK on my way to work somewhere south. Suddenly I had a feeling that my heart was palpitating with sparks of pain and tension. What comes to mind first? 911 and a heart attack! Well, if you read the next anecdote you will know that I don't think medical help as my first resort. But this was serious and the pain very unfamiliar. I still didn't believe it would be a heart attack although the symptoms were nearly exactly what you read and hear about. I started to breath deeply in an attempt to get enough oxygen, etc. Soon I felt like a fool, succumbing to old tales of wow and panic. I took our my massage ball with which I entertain myself on flights, and found a half dozen TPs in the surface muscles around where my heart usually is. Within minutes all the pulls, pushes, and bursts of pain and fear had gone. To test, I went up and down a couple of floor in the airport, it was smiles. My apologies to any paramedics I didn't employ that day.Diverticulitis: In Jan 2004 after having sat for over a month in front of a computer trying to deliver a project suddenly I felt a serious pain in my gut. I felt bloated and if you excuse me, the efforts in the bathroom didn't relieve or reduce the feeling. Soon the pain was worse than I could imagine being shot by Jack Ruby would be like. I was hunched over. I rushed to B&W hospital in Boston and was treated very diligently by doctors and nurses through my primary's position as the head of this and that department at Harvard Medical School. I had a perforated large intestine due to broken diverticula sacks. Very scary but OK after four days. I was told that I would need surgery to avoid any future attacks. I refused. I was told if I traveled anywhere in the third world I would die if there was to be an attack.About ten years later I was awakened by the same Jack Ruby searing pain. I made it to the bathroom, which seems to be the first point of refuge for stomach pains, and was about to call 911. But before that I stuck a thermometer in my mouth and soon it read 96.5 F. Well, knowing that the only pain would be from infected sacks, I was comforted. The pain was suddenly less fearful. So, I returned to bed, cracked open my TP Therapy notebook and soon had resolved a series of TPs in the back of my abdominal space. Four or five painful TPs were gone and with them the searing pain. Now I wonder if TPs don't actually contribute to causing diverticula as they certainly interfere with the normal dynamics of the intestines, keeping them from developing the very special muscles that push digested food forward and kneed it for absorption.Hernia: Gone. Muscles in my inner thigh, in my abdomen, and even the base of my abdomen contributed to a minor hernia that was more of a nuisance than threat are now happily wiped out of my mind. If they come back, they will be wiped again.Back ache: I never had the nice camber in my back that most good athletes exhibit. I would watch my shadow while skiing to get clues as to my proper position. In 2014 I made it a project to see what muscles were preventing the proper camber, which at my age is more essential in preserving the disks in my spine than anything else. Good news? You bet. I can stand like a ballet dance, sort of like being hung from a string in the middle of my head. All forces flow down to my feet properly and there are no pressure point.Rolling feet: I used to be quite supinated, and so was my son. Releasing TP's on the inside and outside or our calves have let us use our shoes for much longer! They wear perfectly uniformly.Osteo of big toe: Massaged the TPs of muscles in front of my shin to extinction. I used to be proud that they were so powerful that I could ski in a semi seated 1970's style of skiing for hours. They were powerful but they pulled on the joints of my big toe and crushed the cartilage there and caused osteoarthritis that is now healing itself slowly. X-rays show it receding, and doctors wonder why. They can't believe the bio-mechanical reason can be so simple.So, if you are in your twenties or thirties, get going with TP massage and this book is a gold-mine of info and techniques.Have a muscle ache? This tells you exactly where to massage it out. This book was recommended to me by a friend who does massage therapy after she was sold on it and her chiropractor endorsed it. And, I have to say, it is incredibly useful. My wife tells me where she hurts. I flip through to the pictures on the part of the body she's indicated. Then I find the zone causing it. And *boom* ... instant relief. Sometimes 2 feet away! It's amazing to me that she can have a muscle ache in her legs, and this book will show me where to rub on her back and she is knotted up exactly where it says she will be. After years of rubbing where the pain is, only for momentary relief. It just floors me that the source of the issue can be somewhere else. We keep it by our bedside. Essential.
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