Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain

✍ Scribed by Finando, Donna; Ac, L; T, L M

• Book ID: 108997919
• Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Company
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 4 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781620550687

✦ Synopsis

In this easy-to-use guide to the treatment of muscle pain, medical educators Steven and Donna Finando present evaluation and palpation techniques for reducing trigger points and alleviating pain. Introductory chapters include discussion of the oriental medicine concept of Qi and its relationship to myology, information on trigger point location and activation, and palpatory skill-building techniques. Detailed information on each muscle, including pain-pattern and trigger-point illustrations with specific palpation instructions, enable clinicians to locate specific areas quickly and accurately. _Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain_ answers the reference needs of the growing community of physical and occupational therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and massage therapists. Myofascial pain syndromes are among the fastest growing problems that physicians, osteopaths, acupuncturists, and physical, occupational, and massage therapists encounter in their...