Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain

The Practice of Informed Touch (Revised and Expanded)

This book provides necessary and invaluable information for sufferers and any professional involved with myofascial disorders.

Myofascial pain syndromes are among the fastest growing problems that physicians, osteopaths, acupuncturists, and physical, occupational, and massage therapists encounter in their patients.

The authors 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.

A clinical reference manual for the evaluation and treatment of muscle pain

Contains detailed illustrations of pain patterns and trigger-point locations

15,000 copies sold in first hardcover edition

Dimensions: 10.78" L x 8.32" W
Details: Paperback, 244 pages
Author: Donna Finando

Testimonials

"Never before have the disciplines of myofascial pain release and meridian therapy been so beautifully and practically connected. Simply put, this book is a must for all practitioners of hands-on medicine."
—Roberta F. Shapiro, D.O., Albert Einstein College of Medicine

"This insightful book points out a new direction in medical therapeutics. It clearly delineates where the energetic field of the body intersects and animates the physical structure. By acting at this intersection, true healing can take place."
—Steven L. Rosenblatt, M.D., Ph.D., L.Ac., founder and past president of the California Acupuncture College

". . . in addition to those professional healing touch practitioners wanting to stretch their skills or needing a good myofascial pain reference book, I also suggest this book to those who suffer from chronic pain and those that do any sort of physical activity that could result in muscular pain and fatigue."
—Tami Brady, TCM Reviews

". . . written carefully and thoughtfully, as if gently guiding the reader into an intimate understanding of what's happening in the body when a trigger point is present."
—Charlotte Michael Versagi, Massage Magazine, Nov-Dec 2005

"Any who suffer from muscle pain will find her methods specific and useful, based on her acupuncture and massage background and studies with Janet Travell, MD, a pioneer in pain management."
—Diane Donovan, Bookwatch, April 2006

About Donna Finando

Donna Finando, L.Ac., L.M.T., is a practitioner of acupuncture and massage, specializing in myofascial meridian therapy and myofascial release techniques for the treatment of chronic and acute pain and dysfunction. She lives on Long Island, New York, where she has been in continual practice since 1976. She is coauthor of Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain and the author of Trigger Point Self-Care Manual.