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The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy: A Trigger Point Manual [Paperback]

John Sharkey (Author)
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January 15, 2008
Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is an innovative healing approach that combines the best soft tissue manipulation techniques of osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, trigger point therapy, and other fields. NMT uses massage techniques and flexibility stretching to balance the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, and eliminate the causes of neuromuscular pain. The therapy consists of using the fingers, knuckles, or elbow to apply alternating levels of pressure, which relax the affected muscles and increase circulation. This treatment enhances muscle and joint function, and can be combined with other modalities as part of a comprehensive program.

With 240 color and black-and-white illustrations, The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy is an ideal learning tool for students involved in any of the medical sciences, as well as practicing physical therapists, doctors, or clinicians wishing to integrate NMT into osteopathy, physiotherapy, sport science, sports medicine, physical therapy, chiropractic, sports massage, and other manual therapies.

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“Probably the clearest, most concise and comprehensive presentation of the trigger point picture I have ever read. Eminently practical and clinically useful.”
—Dr. Richard Bachrach, D.O., F.A.O.A.S.M, president and medical director of the Center for Sports and

About the Author

John Sharkey, BSc, MSc, NMT, is an exercise physiologist and neuromuscular therapist. He is the principal and director of the National Training Center, an organization responsible for the educational training and development of Neuromuscular Therapy and Medical Exercise. Based in Dublin, the NTC has branches throughout Ireland. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Sharkey became the first NMT therapist to participate as a fully accredited Olympic medical team member.

Foreword writer David G. Simons, MD, is a research scientist with several decades of experience in the study and treatment of myofascial pain. With Janet G. Travell, MD, he authored the seminal book Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual in 1983. Now in his eighties, Simons is a volunteer clinical professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University and is a member of the medical staff of Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Books; 1 edition (January 15, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1556436734
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556436734
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.6 x 10.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Myofascial Manual for Manual Therapists, June 1, 2009
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This book was written specifically for Neuromuscular Thearpists but has a much wider audience. All too often, myofascial trigger points are taught, if at all, as single entities or clusters that occur in sports medicine. Most chronic pain has a myofascial component that often remains undiagnosed. Now that myofascial trigger points are becoming recognized as a key factor in the maintainance of fibromyalgia central sensitization, I hope that many professionals who are unfamiliar with myofascial trigger points will use this manual to learn about this common cause of musculoskeletal pain. The basic physiology of fascia and trigger point theory are covered, as well as patient assessment and treatment. There are clear diagrams of trigger points with specific information about each of them. For those doctors and nurse practitioners who have found the Trigger Point Manuals daunting, this reasonably priced manual can become your introduction to myofascial medicine. I highly recommend it.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trigger point comment, sagittal chain, critical fibre distance, neuromuscular inefficiency, comment fain, femoral external rotation, chain comment, ischemic pressure, synergistic dominance, trigger point formation, neuromuscular therapy, neuromuscular efficiency, satellite trigger points, medical exercise, muscle spindle activity, superior stiffness, positional release, kinetic chain, ventral rami, referring pain, dynamic neutral, laterally rotates, myofascial trigger points
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Review of the Major Skeletal Muscles, The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy, Building Blocks, Integrated Functional Anatomy, Action Laterally, Nerve Ventral, Origin Lateral, Origin Medial, Origin Anterior, Insertion Lateral, Insertion Posterior, Nerve Dorsal, Nerve Radial, Insertion Middle, Nerve Anterior, Nerve Posterior, Origin Posterior, Nerve Tibial, Origin Upper, Nerve Deep, Action Extends, Insertion Medial, Nerve Trigeminal, Action Abducts, Origin Flexor
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