Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2627 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 323 pages

Synopsis
Trigger point therapy is one of the most intriguing and fastest-growing bodywork styles in the world. In this revised edition of his best-selling book, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, Clair Davies, a certified massage therapist and expert in trigger point therapy, outlines a very user-friendly and completely up-to-date method of self-massage that people can employ as a means of reducing and eliminating their pain.

Customer Reviews

Effective, informative & easy to use - for the lay person or professional
This book is fantastic. It is very easy to use - lots of diagrams & well written. It has "pain maps" which help you identify problematic trigger points and then goes on to tell you how to treat them. This makes easy for non-professionals to use.

As a sports massage student, I liked the fact that Davies' also gives good advice on how to save your fingers from being overworked - eg by use of tennis balls & backnobbers. His techniques make it possible for you to safely & easily treat yourself.

So far I have had success in relieving pain from an old whiplash injury, in treating golfer's elbow & relieving the pain from Grade IV OA of the patella.

Trigger Point Therapy- Hits the Spot!
I consider this book to be a useful self-help tool for treating trigger points, or irritable spots in the muscle. It has many, many pictures which help guide the reader to common places in the muscles where these things are at. From there, you can use a ball, massage them with your fingers, or even use this tool called a Thera-Cane to get to those hard to reach places.

All in all a handy book for treating trigger points, another good lesson here is that sometimes muscle trigger points can mimick more serious ailments, when the problem is really just in the muscle. Also recommend "Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff" too if you suffer from a torn cuff or shoulder pain.

Saved me so many times!! BUY THIS BOOK
I bought this book years ago!! It was recommended by Stuart McRobert of HardGainer fame and my God I'm so happy I bought it! So many issues, aches and pains have been eliminated from my life thru application of the principles outlined in this very valuable and knowledge dense book. GO FOR IT NOW!!!