“The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook” is a resource book
that guides you in finding the right trigger points to reduce
pain and restore full movement and range of motion without
pain. The goal of this book is to find the most effective and
easy ways to ease pain and prevent future problems. This
book gives you a sensible explanation of what’s wrong and
helps you find the source of your pain. Then, Self-treatment
becomes a valuable life skill. The better you are able to
self-treat your own trigger points, the more functional and
pleasant your life can be.
This includes important information on troubleshooting to
find the source of pain by learning about body mechanics,
then providing “Pain Guides” for regions and areas of the
body: e.g. Head, Face, and Neck areas, Shoulder, Upper
Back, and Upper Arms; Elbow, Forearm, and Hands, etc.
With each of theses regions of the body a Pain Guide lists a
more specific area of pain e.g. Back of Head – and lists the
associated muscles with illustrations. An excellent approach
making the theoretical practical for the layperson user is a
“list of symptoms” that relate to the problem areas of the
body e.g. migraine, range of motion issues – page numbers
direct you to the information for self-treatment of the health
issue and/or associated problem pain. There are short stories
of people who experienced pain and health issues, who
then practiced self-treatment with trigger point massage –
making this therapeutic approach both authenticated and
more interesting.
In addition to providing a method to self-assess, diagnosis
and then engage in therapeutic trigger point massage for
pain in problem areas, the book also addresses Relaxation
Techniques and Passive Tension Flooding as methods to
control stress and avoid muscle tension. And for those who
are practitioners of health care and health maintenance,
this book also covers more in-depth information on
the electro-mechanical view of muscle metabolism and
contraction; as well as the physiology of trigger points.
Treatment guidelines include massage techniques,
neurological and vascular symptoms associated with the
physical dysfunction.
For those interested in learning more detailed information
on the Physiology of Trigger Points: more in-depth
information is provided on: Trigger Point Symptoms of
referred pain, Neurological and Vascular Symptoms of
Physical Dysfunction, Types of Muscle Abuse Causing Pain
(and how to avoid abuse and pain).
January 2020
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