The Trigger Point Therapy: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

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This book has literally turned my life around.I have been struggling with shoulder pain,constant neck pain, and burning eyes for over a year.I had monthly massages,but inbetween I was still on painkillers, and constant doses of Ibuprofen.The burning in my eyes was the most unbearable sensation,I went to the opticians, and they couldn't find the source of the problem,but I couldn't find anything to relieve the discomfort. My shoulder was progessively getting worse,most mornings I was waking up with a tight neck,which would gradually through the day give me a headache. It was by a pure chance I came across this book, and the concept of self treatment intially appealed to me, as I was beginning to question how often I could realistically afford to keep having massages. I read the book from start to finish, which is no easy feat, but it was so revealing to read all the syptoms I was experiencing were deferred pain from a point in my back.I got a small dog ball from the Pound Shop, and started to self massge.At first it was so tender I was nervous to keep going , but remembered what the book said that years of muscle spasm will not be rectified over night. I have now been massaging my back for 3 weeks,usually between 3-4 times a day for short bursts as it states.I wake up with no neck tension, my shoulder is slowly easing off, and best of all,my eyes have stopped burning.I will continue the massaging as part of my daily routine, but I have also thought about my posture, and how I sit at the computor to prevent further damage. This really is a fantastic book based on clear anatomical information, and real practical solutions.If you suffer from any pain that is related to your back, this is book for you.I still cant believe after a year of contant pain and discomfort I am finally feeling comfortable, and strong but also in total control of my own body ( and drug free!)

Très bon livre qui explique les points à stimuler en fonction de votre douleur. Les shémas sont clair et bien utiles. Surtout utile avec une canne de massage que vous pourrez trouver pour une dizaine d'€ sur amazon. Très précis dans les descriptions et en quelques jours une amélioration se fait sentir (douleurs dorsales/épaule pour ma part suite pratique sport de combat et activité de bureau). Je recommande, apporte des solutions mais l'idéal reste de consulter régulièrement son kiné/osthéo voir initation à la médecine chinoise.

This book is great for anyone with chronic muscle pain or tightness. I have been able to release a lot of trigger points that frequently give me neck and upper back pain. The book contains many drawings and is well written for the average layperson. It contains so much information that I tend to read it in sections based on my need. The book breaks up different areas of the body and has drawings of pain patterns and then shows the trigger points causing that pain so you don't have to start out knowing the names of the muscles; you just choose the picture that matches your pain patterns and then flip to the corresponding page. It also goes into detail describing the functions of the muscles and possible causes of trigger points, but you can still use this book without reading all of it. This book taught me that the cause of the pain isn't always in the area you are feeling it. If you are interested in self-treatment, I highly recommend this book. I think every physical and massage therapist should have this in their library. Update: I had a day at work a few months ago when I was stretching my arms over head and bending sideways a bit (a typical morning yawn-and-stretch maneuver) and somehow something in my back suddenly seized. I could hardly move my back and had to walk like a robot for the rest of the day; no twisting whatsoever and very stiff. It felt as though a vertebra in my spine was pulled out of alignment. I tried using a heating pad at work for the rest of the day to relax muscles in my back, but I didn't get much relief and had a constant pinched feeling in my back. I thought I was going to need an emergency chiropractor appointment and perhaps also a professional massage asap, but it was the Friday of a long weekend and I didn't know if I'd be able to accomplish that. When I got home I consulted this book which confirmed that a tense muscle had indeed pulled a vertebra out of alignment, but also told me that if the muscle didn't relax, a chiropractic alignment would be undone by the muscle pulling it out of alignment again. With this book and my Theracane (recommended in the book), I was able to treat myself. I received a great deal of relief the first day, and by the end of the next day I was almost completely normal again (I added a hot water bottle for more muscle relaxation). The third day felt as if it hadn't happened aside from some tenderness where I had massaged. This book saved me the trouble and cost of arranging emergency treatment(s). That alone made the book worth it, and I have it to help me in the future as well.

Ainda vou em 1/10 do livro e já valeu a compra. Muito detalhado, o que esperava da descrição e muito mais .

Llegó rápido, muy interesante para neófitos como yo en el tema