Simeon Niel-Asher Livres

The updated edition of this bestselling guide focuses on treating chronic pain through trigger points—painful nodules in muscles and connective tissues. It features full-color illustrations and easy-to-follow self-help protocols for home use. The first six chapters cover the physiology and treatment methods, while subsequent chapters are organized by muscle group, providing anatomical details, referred pain patterns, and practitioner protocols. This resource is particularly beneficial for those suffering from myofascial pain, offering clear explanations and visual aids for symptom management.

Painful aching areas that do not respond to local treatment often have remote 'trigger points', that refer pain to them. They are most often found in muscles, but also in fascia, periosteium, tendons, ligaments, and skin and are caused by physical and psychological stress, trauma and lack of rest.

A simple, go-to guide to treating chronic pain with trigger point therapy for physical therapists, bodyworkers, and patients From the bestselling author of The Concise Book of Trigger Points This pocket-sized guide covers practical information about the trigger points—the painful knots that can form in tissues like muscles and fascia—that are central to addressing chronic pain with massage, bodywork, and physical therapy. Full-color illustrations and charts help practitioners, students, and patients identify trigger points and address referred pain patterns with ease. The first chapter introduces relevant information on fascia and myofascial meridians and provides an overview of trigger point symptoms, classification, and formation. Subsequent chapters are organized by muscle group and feature concise—yet comprehensive—sections on each of the main skeletal muscles and their trigger points. Conditions that commonly occur in the general population, such as headaches and back pain, are explored for all of the muscle groups, including the muscles of the: Face, head, and neck Trunk and spine Shoulder and arm Forearm and hand Hip and thigh Leg and foot Written in clear, accessible language, this go-to guide offers a wealth of knowledge to the lay reader, the student, or the practitioner.

This pocket-sized guide covers practical information about the trigger points that are central to addressing acute and chronic pain with massage, bodywork, and physical therapy. Full-color illustrations and charts help practitioners, students, and patients identify trigger points and address referred pain patterns with ease.