Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain

The Practice of Informed Touch

AvDonna Finando,Steven Finando

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Myofascial pain syndromes are among the fastest growing problems that physicians, osteopaths, acupuncturists, and physical, occupational, and massage therapists encounter in their patients. In Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial PainDonna and Steven Finando have organized vast amounts of information on treating myofascial pain into an accessible ""user's manual"" for healthcare practitioners. They examine a wide range of pain patterns and present evaluation and palpation techniques for reducing trigger points--and thereby alleviating pain--in the most clinically significant musculature of the body. This comprehensive yet easy-to-use reference guide to treatment of muscle pain begins with chapters on the concept of Qi and its relationship to myology, specific trigger point location and activation, and palpatory skill-building techniques. Subsequent sections provide detailed information on each muscle to teach clinicians to locate quickly and accurately individual points of pain and compensation. A visual index allows easy identification of the muscles that may be involved. Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Painprovides necessary and invaluable information for sufferers and any professional involved with myofascial disorders.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-08-22
Mått:210 x 275 x 15 mm
Vikt:710 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Healing Arts Press
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
ISBN:9781594770548

Utforska kategorier

Alternativa terapier, healing och hälsa inom Ande, kropp och själ

Mer om författaren

Donna Finando, L.Ac., L.M.T., has taught myology and myofascial meridian therapy throughout the country for more than twenty years. Steven Finando, Ph.D., L.Ac., is currently on the advisory board for the New York Chiropractic College School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Both studied extensively with Janet Travell, M.D., a pioneer in the field of pain management. Donna and Steven live on Long Island, New York, where they have been in continual practice for the past 29 years.

Recensioner i media

"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."

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Gathering of Forces: Toward an Era of Interdisciplinary Cooperation in the Treatment of PainChapter 1 The Nature of Muscles and Trigger PointsChapter 2 Qi, Movement, and HealthChapter 3 Informed TouchChapter 4 Diagnosis and TreatmentChapter 5 How to Use This ManualMuscles of the Head, Neck, and Face Sternocleidomastoid • Scalenes • Splenius Capitis • Splenius Cervicis • Posterior Cervicals • Temporalis • Masseter • Pterygoids Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle Trapezius • Levator Scapulae • Rhomboids • Serratus Anterior • Pectoralis Minor Muscles of the Upper Limb Pectoralis Major • Deltoid • Latissimus Dorsi • Teres Major • Supraspinatus • Infraspinatus • Teres Minor • Subscapularis • Biceps Brachii • Triceps Brachii • Brachialis • Brachioradialis • Hand and Finger Extensors • Hand and Finger Flexors Muscles of the Torso Erector Spinae • Quadratus Lumborum • Iliopsoas • Rectus Abdominis • Abdominals Muscles of the Lower Limb Gluteus Maximus • Gluteus Medius • Gluteus Minimus • Tensor Fasciae Latae • Piriformis • Hamstrings • Quadriceps • Adductors • Pectineus • Gracilis • Sartorius • Popliteus • Gastrocnemius • Soleus • Tibialis Posterior • Tibialis Anterior • Peroneal Muscles • Long Extensors of the Toes • Long Flexors of the Toes Appendix 1: Meridian Pathways Appendix 2: On Cutaneous ZonesAppendix 3: Commonly Used AcupointsPain Pattern IndexSymptom IndexBibliography