Product Description

A clinical reference manual for the evaluation and treatment of muscle pain â?¢ Contains detailed illustrations of pain patterns and trigger-point locations â?¢ 15,000 copies sold in first hardcover edition Myofascial pain syndromes are a

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #34956 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .64" h x 8.32" w x 10.78" l, 1.54 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

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"Knowing how to touch the human body when it is in distress is the skill that links bodyworkers with physical--and oriental--medicine practitioners. Nowhere is this knowledge more developed than in the seminal work on trigger-point release of Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons. Their magnum opus now becomes eminently accessible in this clinically pragmatic manual. Informed Touch belongs in the office of every professional practicing a physical medicine of any kind."

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102 of 102 people found the following review helpful.
A Trigger Point Book That's on Target!
By physio245
What a great book. Know first of all that it's written more for clinicians, such as massage therapists. If you have no medical background, you may get confused with some of the medical terms such as abduction.

Having said that, for practitioners who treat musculoskeletal pain, this book is the best trigger point therapy book I've come across. After spending a few chapters covering some of the basics on topics such as the nature of trigger points, Qi, informed touch, etc, the book gets right to the reason why you probably bought the book- the trigger points.

The book does an excellent job of covering all the muscles of the body and their associated trigger points. But that's not where it ends. Besides having some of the best muscle pictures you could ask for, each section on a particular muscle ALSO covers pain patterns a specific trigger point could produce, as well as stretching and strengthening exercises- nice!! While the stretches are clearly depicted, the strengthening exercises are only described- but they are certainly clear enough to follow.

A couple of appendices on meridian pathways, cutaneous zones, and acupoints are also included.

Lastly, the book ends with two indexes. The first is a pain pattern index, which is really a picture reference guide on trigger point referral patterns for the various muscles. The second is a symptoms index. Using this index is as easy as looking up a particular area of the body (such as the shoulder) where you'll then find various symptoms and their potential cause (trouble with reaching up....problem with latissimus dorsi).

All-in-all, it's a great resource for anyone who deals with clients that might have muscular pain and the book could also double as a patient education tool with its great pictures of all the muscles and their trigger points. Also recommend "Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff" for practitioners who deal with a lot of shoulder patients.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
excellant
By Aisling Sugrue
An excellant resource all massage therapists should inveset in.. Very detailed yet easy to navigate

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
To the point
By amethyst
I am a quilified reflexologist and I know a lot about the feet and the body, this book enables you to go further with your knowledge of that, and more.
A great book very informative on all levels and great diagrams, would highly recomened.