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

by Davies, Clair; Davies, Amber; Simons, David G.

• ISBN13: 9781572243750
• ISBN10: 1572243759
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

This revised edition of Clair Davies's best-selling book, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, outlines a very user-friendly and completely up to date method of self-massage that people can employ as a means of reducing and curing their pain.

Author Biography

Clair Davies, N.C.T.M.B. (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. 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 become a professional massage therapist. After tuning pianos for nearly forty years, he now "tunes" people. From his home base in Lexington, Kentucky, Mr. Davies travels extensively with his daughter Amber, leading workshops and seminars on the self-treatment and clinical treatment of pain using trigger point massage. For information about dates, locations, and workshop format, go to www.TriggerPointBook.com. Amber Davies, N.C.T.M.B., is a massage therapist specializing in teaching self-treatment to her clients, many of whom travel to her from several surrounding states. She also teaches trigger point massage in massage schools in both Louisville and Lexington. Previously, Amber worked in teen pregnancy prevention, cultural diversity, and violence prevention. She has a degree in Theatre Performance, which has been a benefit in her many roles as a public speaker and as a presenter in the workshops with her father. Amber suffered a debilitating back injury while doing summer theatre as a teenager. The injury wasn't completely resolved until many years later when her father began treating her as part of the development of his method of trigger point therapy. The success of the treatment inspired her to follow her father into a career as a therapist. Amber and her husband, James Adler, live in Louisville, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vii
Foreword (for the first edition)	xvii
David G. Simons
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	1	(4)
A New Life	5	(10)
All about Trigger Points	15	(20)
Massage Guidelines	35	(12)
Head and Neck Pain	47	(28)
Shoulder, Upper Back, and Upper Arm Pain	75	(30)
Elbow, Forearm, and Hand Pain	105	(26)
Chest, Abdominal, and Genital Pain	131	(28)
Midback, Low Back, and Buttock Pain	159	(26)
Hip, Thigh, and Knee Pain	185	(32)
Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot Pain	217	(38)
Clinical Trigger Point Massage by Clair and Amber Davies	255	(30)
Muscle Tension and Chronic Pain	285	(16)
Epilogue	301	(2)
Resources	303	(2)
Bibliography	305	(2)
References	307	(6)
Index	313	(2)
Quick Muscle Index	315