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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition
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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition

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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 220,000 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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Author: Clair Davies
Paperback: 323 pages
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication Date: 2004-07
Language: English
ISBN: 1572243759
Package Length: 10.94 inches
Package Width: 8.5 inches
Package Height: 0.79 inches
Package Weight: 2.38 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 288 reviews
 
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5Amazing!  Oct 28, 2009
This book is the answer to your muscle aches and pains prayers! If you are serious about trying to help yourself relieve your own pain at home, this book is worth every penny. But, you have to be willing and able to work out your own problems. The easy to read guidance will help you step by step. All you need is to be consistant and willing and you really can be pain free! Nobody knows your pain like you do and that's why this self-help book works. Don't buy it if you want someone else to fix your problems for you. But you can be pain free in as little as a few days or weeks, depending on how dedicated you are to fixing yourself. The best part is that self-treatment lasts for only for a few minutes a few times a day.

5Very informative and helpful!  Oct 27, 2009
I spent weeks in constant pain due to muscle tension in my neck, shoulders and back. Physical therapy, chiropractic care and drugs were not showing any lasting affects. That is when a co-worker recommended this book. He lent me his copy, and after looking through it, I was hooked. I always knew I had "knots" but had no idea how they caused referred pain until seeing it for myself. I bought a TheraCane (which came recommended by a spine pain specialist and in the book) at the same time, and it has been amazing how much better I am doing. If you read the introduction and pay attention to the whole book, and not just the sections outlining your pain areas, it points out that you only need to work on each trigger point for a minute or less so you don't over do it. They also recommend working on the trigger points several times a day. Because mine were so wide-spread, I couldn't move more than a couple inches across my upper back and neck without finding a painful trigger point when I started using this method. Within a week or so, I had trouble even finding one that was painful. It really is amazing! One point of caution; I pretty much stopped as soon as I saw results, and as predicted the trigger points are coming back. So I'm back to following the workbook and using my TheraCane. I would recommend it to anyone with chronic pain! The book and TheraCane together cost less than a week of physical therapy, and I credit it for getting me out of PT in less than a month. It is worth every penny!

5The best solution to pain I've tried  Oct 26, 2009
I injured by lower back and started treatment with a therapist who recommended the book. She showed me how to use the tennis ball and I started doing it without much conviction.

I didn't have to read the whole book, only the beginning, where it explains how trigger points work and how to perform the massage, also the section for the muscles involved in my injury.

If you read and follow the instructions carefully you'll feel relief very quickly. In my case I needed a few days, but I think it was due to the fact that I needed time to improve my technique. Currently, when I start being bothered by the pain, I massage the spots in less than 5 minutes, and feel relief right away.

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3book purchase  Sep 14, 2009
When I received the book it had been damaged on the top edge of about 1/3 of the pages. The package was not damaged, so I have deduced it was that way when shipped. The book will be used as a manual/workbook not as part of my collection. That is why I did not return it for an exchange.


5Trigger Point Therapy Workbook  Sep 13, 2009
This is an incredibly helpful book for those dealing with trigger points. It can be used alone with a TheraCane or with someone else applying the pressure. Concepts are explained in understandable terms, navigation around the book is easy. We liked this book so much we bought one for friends as a wedding gift!

 
 
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