Amanda Oswald – författare

Take control of chronic or recurring pain yourself to achieve life-changing results.New science confirms that trigger-point massage is one of the most effective ways to relieve pain. In a uniquely accessible package,Trigger Points gives you 40 simple, step-by-step exercises you can safely use at home to target pain - from long-term, debilitating backache or repetitive strain injury to migraines or acute, post-injury pain.Leading Harley Street therapist Amanda Oswald specialises in working with chronic pain conditions. In this book, she explains how trigger points - small, tender knots of connective tissue - can cause symptoms, either around the trigger point itself or referred to elsewhere in the body. Pressure and massage can release these knots and bring immediate, long-lasting relief. Identify your pain patterns, locate the trigger points responsible using detailed body maps, then find and treat the trigger points accurately and safely. Each exercise shows you how to position your body, different ways to apply pressure, how long to sustain it, and how often to repeat the process for optimal.With Trigger Points you'll get the accurate advice you need to treat your pain yourself - with confidence.

A leader in myofascial release therapy (MRT) shares noninvasive, medication-free techniques, stretches, and exercises for managing your chronic pain.Break the chronic pain cycle and rebalance the body so it can heal itself!This indispensable self-help guide is for anyone suffering from chronic pain and struggling to understand why standard medical approaches have failed them. Taking a mind-body approach, the book clearly and simply explains how chronic pain develops and why an understanding of fascia-the main connective tissue in the body-is the key to restoring pain-free movement and health. Author and myofascial release expert Amanda Oswald informs readers about the role of fascia in chronic pain and empowers them to help themselves through simple and effective self-care techniques, stretches, and exercises.Living Pain Free is a must-read for anyone experiencing chronic pain from conditions such as migraines and headaches, repetitive strain injury (RSI), jaw (TMJ) pain, frozen shoulder, neck and back pain, chronic pelvic pain, scar tissue, and systemic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and myofascial pain syndrome. It will also benefit anyone interested in understanding chronic pain from a myofascial perspective.