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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) Paperback – Illustrated, September 1, 2013

by Clair Davies NCTMB (Author), Amber Davies CMTPT LMT (Author), David G. Simons MD (Foreword)

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Trigger point therapy is one of the fastest-growing and most effective pain therapies in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists are all beginning to use this technique to relieve patients’ formerly undiagnosable muscle and joint pain, both conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits.

This book addresses the problem of myofascial trigger points—tiny contraction knots that develop in a muscle when it is injured or overworked. Restricted circulation and lack of oxygen in these points cause referred pain. Massage of the trigger is the safest, most natural, and most effective form of pain therapy. Trigger points create pain throughout the body in predictable patterns characteristic to each muscle, producing discomfort ranging from mild to severe. Trigger point massage increases circulation and oxygenation in the area and often produces instant relief.

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, Third Edition, has made a huge impact among health professionals and the public alike, becoming an overnight classic in the field of pain relief. This edition includes a new chapter by the now deceased author, Clair Davies’ daughter, Amber Davies, who is passionate about continuing her father’s legacy. The new edition also includes postural assessments and muscle tests, an illustrated index of symptoms, and clinical technique drawings and descriptions to assist both practitioners and regular readers in assessing and treating trigger points.

If you have ever suffered from, or have treated someone who suffers from myofascial trigger point pain, this is a must-have book.

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Customers find the book helpful with its useful information and techniques. They appreciate the clear explanations and diagrams that help them understand the biomechanics. Many report major pain relief and improved mobility after using the book's techniques. The book is considered a good value and a valuable reference, saving customers thousands of dollars in medical bills. The treatment recommendations work and solve problems almost every time, according to customers. The organization of the book is also appreciated, as it makes it easier to follow and find what they need.

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456 customers mention "Information quality"451 positive5 negative

Customers find the book helpful and informative. They appreciate the illustrations and advice on learning massage techniques. The information is accessible and useful for identifying areas that need massage.

"...This handbook teaches you DIY TPT and it’s so simple to follow. No money. No doc visits. Right in the comfort of your home or wherever!..." Read more

"...Then I reach for Advil. Otherwise, this is still my favorite go to muscle and joint soother...." Read more

"...or thirties, get going with TP massage and this book is a gold-mine of info and techniques." Read more

"...Overall it is helpful, has some great illustrations and advice, and some excellent methods which we have tried and they do seem to help alleviate..." Read more

274 customers mention "Ease of use"214 positive60 negative

Customers find the book easy to use with clear diagrams and explanations. They appreciate the step-by-step instructions on how to identify muscles and massage them. The book is written in plain English with a helpful pronunciation guide.

"...This handbook teaches you DIY TPT and it’s so simple to follow. No money. No doc visits. Right in the comfort of your home or wherever!..." Read more

"...Overall it is helpful, has some great illustrations and advice, and some excellent methods which we have tried and they do seem to help alleviate..." Read more

"...show 'where the pain is' and 'where the triggers are', easy to follow even for poor readers in my family...." Read more

"...The real highlights of this book are the diagrams, the chapter organization and the case studies that accompany many of the major problem-muscles...." Read more

270 customers mention "Pain relief"262 positive8 negative

Customers find the book helpful for pain relief. It helps them improve grip strength and reduce pain quickly. The accompanying pain guide helps identify the offending muscle. It's an invaluable resource for managing soft tissue injuries and pain in feet, ankles, hips, and knees.

"...I keep learning from this book. One thing I think has helped keep pain/discomfort at bay is the use of a SMALL KID BALL in addition to the lacrosse..." Read more

"...some excellent methods which we have tried and they do seem to help alleviate pain...." Read more

"...point techniques on other parts of my body and the relief I feel is almost unbelievable!!! This review is plenty long enough tho lol" Read more

"...If you are willing to do this, I recommend this book. Removing pain can be a life changer and this book can help you fix the issue!..." Read more

55 customers mention "Value for money"55 positive0 negative

Customers find the book useful and a good investment. They say it's a valuable reference and has saved them money on medical bills.

"...This handbook teaches you DIY TPT and it’s so simple to follow. No money. No doc visits. Right in the comfort of your home or wherever!..." Read more

"...Give it a try, it may well be the most affordable & most effective solution you come across. *Update* Sept 6, 2014..." Read more

"...Pros: - Extremely effective in relieving pain - Cost of the book, tennis/lacrosse ball, foam roller, massage stick..." Read more

"...In the end. It was a this inexpensive book that gave me my life back...." Read more

44 customers mention "Effectiveness"38 positive6 negative

Customers find the book helpful. They say the treatment recommendations work, and they immediately notice results. The techniques help them address issues from overwork and better assist their clients.

"...I got into the habit of using the lacrosse ball and it works well, but I started to get more pain in the hips & tightness in lower back...." Read more

"...novice, but when I put the techniques into practice I instantly noticed results and most importantly I was quickly informed by the book that my own..." Read more

"...Working on my specific trigger points that were flaring up my scoliosis completely eliminated the need to see a Chiro every two months...." Read more

"...Thank Goodness, it has worked!!! In less than three weeks, his facial pain has reduced by at least 70%...." Read more

17 customers mention "Organization"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the book organized and easy to read. It's divided into sections with detailed descriptions and diagrams for each muscle and pain point.

"...The real highlights of this book are the diagrams, the chapter organization and the case studies that accompany many of the major problem-muscles...." Read more

"...The book is laid out in different sections to show you different trigger points in every part of the body...." Read more

"...The wonderful thing about this book is that it's organized like a troubleshooting guide...." Read more

"...I couldn't be more excited. The book is so well organized. I love how you can search by region of the body or condition...." Read more

9 customers mention "Mobility"9 positive0 negative

Customers report improved mobility and grip strength after using the product. They find themselves moving better than expected, with reduced pain and increased range of motion. Many report relief in a couple of days, full range of motion in 3 weeks, and a normal gait for most. The hand-held roller balls glide easily.

"...No limping. Normal gait for the most part, though not perfect due to almost a year of altered gait/limp. UNBELIEVABLE!..." Read more

"...knowledge that this book offers, you may find yourself feeling and moving better than you ever expected possible...." Read more

"...Improvements in mobility and grip strength along with major pain reduction came quickly after that. Thank you, God!..." Read more

"...the results I am experiencing by way of reduced pain, and increased range of motion have helped me to sleep better and understand that painful spots..." Read more

8 customers mention "Illustrations"4 positive4 negative

Customers have different views on the illustrations. Some find them comprehensive and helpful for self-treatment of pressure points, providing detailed diagrams. However, others feel the pictures are nondescript and microscopic, lacking sufficient detail. The book needs an update with better images, more color, and a re-edit to trim.

"...This book is fantastic - there are comprehensive illustrations diagramming specific pressure/trigger points for various types of pain...." Read more

"...The book needs an update with better images, a lot more color and perhaps a re-edit to trim the extras...." Read more

"...This is a lot of information about pressure points - it is more in-depth than the booklet with the TheraCane...." Read more

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Amber Davies’s Handbook stays on my nightstand beside my bed. I’ve lived with neck, shoulder, and back pain for years and nothing has ever given me relief like TPT.

This handbook teaches you DIY TPT and it’s so simple to follow. No money. No doc visits. Right in the comfort of your home or wherever! I can’t live without this book.

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Back pain? Feet pain? Muscle aches? This SAVED ME. Six years of updates! *UPDATED JAN 2020*
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
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I was ALWAYS a very fit woman even in my 40's. Nothing extreme, just always moving & energetic, great diet, etc. Until I turned 41 - my back started giving me trouble. Fast forward to me going to PT to get my back in better shape in Fall 2012. Then late Dec 2012 - PT is great until one rushed day when she stretched my right leg too far too fast. Didn't feel like anything until 2 hrs later, OMG, the pain in the sole of my right foot & low back! I couldn't walk without a limp. I had never had foot pain before, ever. I couldn't sit on anything soft because of the pain it would cause my low back.

It got worse. I had an MRI (slight disc bulge, but nothing that would cause such pain). I tried everything over the next few months - acupuncture, chiropractor, spine drs, orthopedist, physiatrist, neurologist, steroid shot, supplements, stretching, walking through the pain, ice, heat, epsom salt baths 3+ times a day, etc etc. My life became a nightmare of pain - unable to ambulate properly, I had to crawl around my house. I could barely drive. I was given a temp handicap parking placard and told to get a cane. I used to run, bike 40 miles a week, garden, now I was reduced to a cane and suggestions of back surgery in less than a couple of months of being in great shape and NO pain?? My sole of my foot and my back was on fire; other parts of me was starting to deteriorate as a result.

I am a big reviewer on here because I believe in the power of the truth and word of mouth to help others. I also depend on it as well to help me. So I was going through a review of what, I do not remember, maybe a supplement that might alleviate pain, and it mentions looking into trigger point therapy. I am so glad I followed the trail to this book.

By the time I got to this book, it was November 2013. Not quite a year into my hell. My family was suffering, watching me suffer. I would lay around and try not to wince or cry out when I had to get up, knowing my kids were watching. I shuffled around. I missed so many of my kid's activities.

Anyway, I got the Kindle version, and I look in this book as fast as I can for how to manage pain for the sole of my foot. Imagine my surprise - THAT pain originates in my CALF? So I look for the tender spot it tells me to and OUCH! THERE IT IS! Painful, in the meat of my calf. I start to gently work on it. It was painful and would get sore with massage, but I worked through it. This was the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Monday before Thanksgiving - TONS to do. Cleaning for family, shopping, etc. I tell my husband I am going out to get groceries at a couple of different stores, he looks worried. How can you handle it, he asks. He knows I usually can only do about a half hour out then come home and rest. I insist, tired of being so disabled. I go to one, two, three stores. I am out for over 2 hrs. And...THERE IS NO PAIN IN MY FOOT. NONE. I am stunned. No pain from driving, which usually exacerbates it. No limping. Normal gait for the most part, though not perfect due to almost a year of altered gait/limp. UNBELIEVABLE! I come home and my husband comes out to help me, worried that I am going to be in a bad place pain wise. Neither of us can believe how well I was doing considering where I was only a few days before.

Now, I have to get to work on all the other trigger points that have cropped up due to my altered walk, excessive crawling, and poor sleep posture to work around pain, as well as my low back issues.

It took some time. It took work. I ordered the actual book so I can highlight and dog ear pages. For low back pain, your glutes carry some heavy duty trigger points. If you sit a lot, you probably have trigger points.

My foot pain is 100% gone, but after a bike ride I can feel it creep back in. I just pull out my lacrosse ball & roll it out, done. The book warns this can happen, so knowing what to expect and then managing it is most of the battle. Low back pain has cleared up around 80 - 90%. TPs have a tendency to return esp in a cold environment (I'm in Boston) and esp if they've been there a while. So it can be a bit of work but very worth it.

I have lost a lot of muscle so there is a weakness there, I am working on regaining all the strength I lost.

What I cannot understand is why all the specialists I saw in Boston - the land of great doctors! - NONE of them thought of this? Even the PHYSIATRIST? Isn't this supposed to be their specialty, muscle and soft tissue pain mgt & recovery? I told my neuro about TrP and she said "it makes sense".

It's is some work to keep up with all the trigger points that crop up but I do it while watching TV or listening to music.

If you have soft tissue pain that nothing else seems to help, you have NOTHING to lose here. You can also Google your pain symptom and 'trigger point therapy' and find some solutions. There are also great YouTube videos on it.

BTW, if you stretch a tired or cold muscle too fast/too hard it can set off a trigger point. That's what happened with my PT that day. If I had known about trigger point therapy, I could have saved myself from a year of hell on me and my family, as well as the bills.

I recommend a cleaner diet, exercise, fresh air and constant movement versus just sitting. Excessive sitting and lying around make soft tissue pain worse. Stand for half of your tv show. Micro breaks from your laptop. Move around more, get blood flowing, blood flow to an injured area is healing. I love Tiger Balm for night time stiffness or to help get your circulation going on a painful spot.

There are also some good videos and a Ted Talk on the science of pain in the brain that are worth watching. If you have been in pain for a long time, your brain actually can become hypersensitive to even tiny pain stimulus. An exaggerated response. It is important to retrain the brain not to overreact to small incidents. I took a nasty fall on my bike last week and was totally panicked, as I have not fully recovered from this past year's trauma. I was hurting that day pretty bad but it didn't turn into anything more than sore arms & shoulders for a couple of days. I had to keep telling myself not every boo boo turns into a year's worth of pain. It helps!

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*UPDATE June 1, 2014*

I keep learning from this book. One thing I think has helped keep pain/discomfort at bay is the use of a SMALL KID BALL in addition to the lacrosse ball. I got into the habit of using the lacrosse ball and it works well, but I started to get more pain in the hips & tightness in lower back. Over the last 2 weeks I started using the small ball and it really got into the tight, deep muscle tissue that needed attention, that even the lacrosse ball couldn't reach. I am finding new relief now, just in time for summer activities. The knowledge I have gained from this book has absolutely made a difference in my back pain. Give it a try, it may well be the most affordable & most effective solution you come across.

*Update* Sept 6, 2014
I am still finding great relief with TrP therapy. Not only through this book but online. YouTube has many instructional videos on how to work out TrP if the book is too technical or if you need a visual. I am finding that I need to work on the QL TrPs. I found a great set of TrP balls in all the sizes I was missing,from tiny to lacrosse ball size, I just received them and they work very well.

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They are only $20 for the set plus about $6 to ship. I have no connection to this company, FYI. They should have an Amazon listing but they don't I wonder why?

I would also like to remind anyone starting out the process of working on their TrPs NOT to go overboard. It is very easy to do. You start out, it feels SO good to work out the knots, you are feeling better and better. Then you assume that MORE is BETTER. Maybe you start rolling the TrPs too hard or too much each day or too much in one session. This is where you might set off excess soreness. You have to be careful with the QL muscles (most of us have TrPs there but don't know it until you get in there with a small TrP ball) or you might cause back spasms. I had a chiropractor overwork my QL's and set off a horrific week of spasms before I discovered TrP therapy. So go slow and careful, it will pay off.

*UPDATE* Feb 11, 2015

I am still finding great relief with TrP therapy. I joined a gym for the 1st time in a decade to get me through this hard Boston winter and was surprised how many people at the gym were ending their workouts with trigger point therapy methods - rolling out on balls or foam rollers, trainers using them on clients, etc. It has caught on as a medicine free, effective way to manage your muscle aches.

I have also found that I need a truly functional space to do my TrP sessions. I have put holes in several walls in my house, so now only the basement cement wall will do. Fortunately, I have the perfect space. A cement wall a few feet from a pool table. I can put a small TrP ball against the wall in my glute area, grab hold of the pool table for leverage, then manipulate the ball into some of the hardest to reach spots by bending over slightly and pushing myself into the ball. (Does this sound perverted? Sorry, this is how it has to be done to find relief! I wouldn't want a massage therapist to try and dig around there to work them.)I have found great pain release from working these hard to reach glute points. For back pain that is not getting better despite best efforts, the glute and hip flexor points are key. Keeping up with my TrPs a few times a week really helps.

Women in perimenopause should note that because of our changing hormone levels, your body is PRONE to trigger points as well as random aches & pains that cannot be found on any tests other than a series of hormone test through out your cycle. For some women in major hormone flux it can be severe enough for you to be diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia. Yes there are some true cases of those diseases that are not related to hormones or trigger points, but there are also women being misdiagnosed & sent home with RX's for anti-depressants & way too strong pain meds. Do your research. A balanced - KEY WORD IS BALANCED - hormone therapy (like bio hormone replacements) as well as exercise, diet, TrP, and improved digestion (which diminished greatly around 40-45 in women) will make a difference in your pain levels.I am working with a gifted endocrinologist who tests my blood 2x a month so we can get the best picture how to manage my perimenopause. I do not have CFS or fibromyalgia, but I do notice that trigger points crop up more often now that my blood tests reveal I am primenopausal.

*UPDATE* September 29, 2015

Still loving TrP therapy. I travel with 2 sizes of balls when I fly so that I can roll out those knots that can happen after being cramped on a plane. Still find that most of my knots originate in my glutes. I no longer have any foot pain.

I try and tell others about it without sounding too "gushy" and most people just "mm-hmm" me and then forget about it. I don't want to sound like trigger point therapy is the unicorn that will take away everyone's aches and pains, but too many are missing out on medication-free pain relief because doctors or physical therapists aren't offering it as an option.

*UPDATE* August 31, 2016

I am still actively and successfully using TrP therapy to manage my low back, as well as misc aches and pains that crop up. Now that I'm 46, parts of me gets achy when I overwork it or sleep in an odd position. About 3 times a week I spend a half hour or more with my super bounce rubber ball and a concrete wall. The relief! I think some wonder why I haven't been "cured" of low back pain if I am so enthusiastic about TrP. I ruptured my L4-L5 disc in my late 20's, which puts my low back at a higher risk for aches and pain when I sit too long on something soft, or work too hard in the garden. Before I found this therapy, I used to get so tight, manage my aches with Advil, and wait for it to pass, usually a few days. Now that I am middle aged, my body doesn't bounce back quite like that anymore. I still travel with the rubber ball. There are times when I can throw my back out and it gets inflamed - trigger point therapy does not help that. Then I reach for Advil. Otherwise, this is still my favorite go to muscle and joint soother.

*UPDATE* March 19, 2017
Still love it, still providing me great relief. I joined a gym this winter & it has the most perfect spot for me to "roll out" after I exercise. I listen to a podcast and get to work. Well built walls - no holes yet!
Occasionally, that same pain will creep into my right foot after various activities. Now that I know what to do, I roll out my calf trigger points right away & find relief within a day. I wish physical therapists would introduce a home regimen of TrP in addition to the exercise plan for recovery and relief.
Just an interesting anecdote - JK Rowling (author of Harry Potter series for the handful of those that might not know) has tweeted this year about having back pain that feels better when she digs into it with the corner of her sofa. She has trigger points too, apparently!

*UPDATE* April 30, 2018
I still use Trigger Point Therapy on a weekly basis. Still my go to relief for the aches and pains that come with being active and middle aged. I have woken up in the middle of the night with a painful knot in my glutes that I rolled right out in a few minutes. Give it a try, you have nothing to lose.

*UPDATE* APRIL 24, 2019
I still find that rolling out with a little ball is some of the best therapy for achy, aging muscles & joints. I go to a gym, I see people rolling out all the time. The word is officially out & I feel so *validated*. However - I noticed this review has been "filtered for content sensitivity". ??? What? Why? This is a positive review with nothing but praises, Someone explain the algorithm to me, please!

*UPDATE* JAN 30, 2020
I still roll out my knots almost daily, esp since I’m working full time and end up sitting more than I used to. In the past few years TRPT has really caught on, even my son’s sports group coach asked the kids to bring in their own lacrosse balls for an after practice cool down roll out. There are so many affordable tools available now plus how-to videos/articles/charts that everyone can access. I’m loving the hand held roller balls that glide easily and can even be put in freezer for extra pain relief. Also makes it easier to roll out my husband’s back, who is *just now* starting to need it. I have also fixed all the holes (3) I put in my walls from rolling. Plaster walls are not great for the heavy duty glute work! Always remember that are certain areas that should not be rolled out aggressively because of arteries, on the neck and behind the knee. Look it up for specifics so you can avoid but still work therapeutically in those areas. Also, I’ve probably noted before, it can be easy to overdo it at first, esp when you start to feel relief. I have dug in too deep sometimes and ended up more sore than I should have. Go easy at first as you find your true sweet spot. Happy rolling!

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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017
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This is a gold mine. I have been using this manual since 2009. Trigger points came to my attention when I developed a tennis elbow I couldn't get rid of for nearly two years of various therapies and treatments. I learned about TPs from the coach of the British Olympic sprint team. My search lead me through multiple websites and eventually I got rid of the point in a minute. It was so amazing that I though it was some sort of placebo effect.

Then I attended to a rotator cuff problem I had developed when a ski boarder pulled my arm when she couldn't control herself at very high speed. That was also gone in less than an hour. Multiple points had to be resolved and when I was done I was dancing on the ceiling. But, again I felt it was a fluke and didn't dare trying other TPs as I was afraid of losing my new religions if it stopped working. Needless to say, it never did.

Last year I discussed my years of experience with a neuroscientist who does cutting edge research at University of London. I told him that in my view TPs don't get resolved because evolution has not provided us with the mechanism. They are recorded in our minds and the mind has no way of knowing where the points are. Yes, our mind doesn't know where each part of our body is. If you don't believe that, try to feel where your middle toe is without wriggling it or touching it somewhere. Worse, try to feel the extent of your heart or stomach, in fact, any of the hundreds of muscle in your body. You can't, unless you flex them or touch them. If you don't know, it means you mind doesn't either. It can send signals to their address, but doesn't know exactly where they are. It doesn't need to and that is the problem with fixing precise pain locations.

When we press a trigger point we are showing our minds the location that needs to be repaired and that there is no reason for the location to remain taught. The body knows how to release the knot, but doesn't know where it is. We have to show it and it is done. That simple. The memory of the trauma is wiped and the point is released.

My neuroscientist friend felt it was a revelation. Now he like me uses this manual to locate trigger points for the mind and show it that there is no reason to keep them going. BTW, we don't have an automatic system of resolving such points because evolution is very economical, it doesn't develop a system unless it is crucial to our reproductive success. As trigger points don't show up much until we are over the typical reproductive age, there I no reason to resolve them automatically at very high energy and social cost. But we have brains and we have found how this muscle saving mechanism results in TPs and how we can tell our minds to resolve them. A great solution that only humans have developed.

I will be happy to share more about my experiences. Enough to say that at 67 I have managed to keep my muscle supple enough to reach the platinum level ski racing in NASTAR. I am more supple than when I was 40. This is very real in terms of science of the brain and evolution.

Anecdotes: Early in May '17 I stood in line to get some food at JFK on my way to work somewhere south. Suddenly I had a feeling that my heart was palpitating with sparks of pain and tension. What comes to mind first? 911 and a heart attack! Well, if you read the next anecdote you will know that I don't think medical help as my first resort. But this was serious and the pain very unfamiliar. I still didn't believe it would be a heart attack although the symptoms were nearly exactly what you read and hear about. I started to breath deeply in an attempt to get enough oxygen, etc. Soon I felt like a fool, succumbing to old tales of wow and panic. I took our my massage ball with which I entertain myself on flights, and found a half dozen TPs in the surface muscles around where my heart usually is. Within minutes all the pulls, pushes, and bursts of pain and fear had gone. To test, I went up and down a couple of floor in the airport, it was smiles. My apologies to any paramedics I didn't employ that day.

Diverticulitis: In Jan 2004 after having sat for over a month in front of a computer trying to deliver a project suddenly I felt a serious pain in my gut. I felt bloated and if you excuse me, the efforts in the bathroom didn't relieve or reduce the feeling. Soon the pain was worse than I could imagine being shot by Jack Ruby would be like. I was hunched over. I rushed to B&W hospital in Boston and was treated very diligently by doctors and nurses through my primary's position as the head of this and that department at Harvard Medical School. I had a perforated large intestine due to broken diverticula sacks. Very scary but OK after four days. I was told that I would need surgery to avoid any future attacks. I refused. I was told if I traveled anywhere in the third world I would die if there was to be an attack.
About ten years later I was awakened by the same Jack Ruby searing pain. I made it to the bathroom, which seems to be the first point of refuge for stomach pains, and was about to call 911. But before that I stuck a thermometer in my mouth and soon it read 96.5 F. Well, knowing that the only pain would be from infected sacks, I was comforted. The pain was suddenly less fearful. So, I returned to bed, cracked open my TP Therapy notebook and soon had resolved a series of TPs in the back of my abdominal space. Four or five painful TPs were gone and with them the searing pain. Now I wonder if TPs don't actually contribute to causing diverticula as they certainly interfere with the normal dynamics of the intestines, keeping them from developing the very special muscles that push digested food forward and kneed it for absorption.

Hernia: Gone. Muscles in my inner thigh, in my abdomen, and even the base of my abdomen contributed to a minor hernia that was more of a nuisance than threat are now happily wiped out of my mind. If they come back, they will be wiped again.

Back ache: I never had the nice camber in my back that most good athletes exhibit. I would watch my shadow while skiing to get clues as to my proper position. In 2014 I made it a project to see what muscles were preventing the proper camber, which at my age is more essential in preserving the disks in my spine than anything else. Good news? You bet. I can stand like a ballet dance, sort of like being hung from a string in the middle of my head. All forces flow down to my feet properly and there are no pressure point.

Rolling feet: I used to be quite supinated, and so was my son. Releasing TP's on the inside and outside or our calves have let us use our shoes for much longer! They wear perfectly uniformly.

Osteo of big toe: Massaged the TPs of muscles in front of my shin to extinction. I used to be proud that they were so powerful that I could ski in a semi seated 1970's style of skiing for hours. They were powerful but they pulled on the joints of my big toe and crushed the cartilage there and caused osteoarthritis that is now healing itself slowly. X-rays show it receding, and doctors wonder why. They can't believe the bio-mechanical reason can be so simple.

So, if you are in your twenties or thirties, get going with TP massage and this book is a gold-mine of info and techniques.

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bmbranno
Trigger points...who would have thought alleviating pain could be so simple? But it works!
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016
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Good book! Lots of food for thought. You can tell that the author did their homework and knew what they were talking about. It gets into a lot of medical detail, which isn't my thing but it could be beneficial for someone opting to be a nurse. Overall it is helpful, has some great illustrations and advice, and some excellent methods which we have tried and they do seem to help alleviate pain. This is not a fast read and will take some time to get completely through it. I kind of raced to the back troubleshooting section to find the proper trigger points to focus on for my husband's carpal tunnel issues. It has a large list of problems and the various sections that will help narrow down which trigger points to use. I have found that to be hugely beneficial. I would definitely recommend this book to others! I'd give this five stars were it not for all the technical data and information, but that is good for those who need that foundation in a medical career, too. I don't. I just want to find relief for my husband's many aches and pains.

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Lizi
Excelente informacion
Reviewed in Mexico on October 18, 2021
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Llegó rápido, muy interesante para neófitos como yo en el tema

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Fernando M.
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Reviewed in Spain on July 17, 2024
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Ainda vou em 1/10 do livro e já valeu a compra.
Muito detalhado, o que esperava da descrição e muito mais .

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lloydymr
Fantastic ! Easily understood, life saver !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2024
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So glad I found this on Amazon ! I have been having neck problems for several years, Osteooathic
treatment isn’t sorting the problem, (no details !) so I often get tight muscles. In those muscles there is
always a trigger point, this book does help to find it, and explains everything so well ! OK treating the
trigger point, with pressure for around 10 seconds or so, is - YIKES ! (Leave to yr imagination !) painful.
But the relief is unbelievable !!!! Well written, good diagrams.
Trigger points are in every tight muscle I find, release them, heaven ! Go about yr day …… No drugs !

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Mattia Zappino
Comprato usato Ottime condizioni eccellente la consegna.
Reviewed in Italy on November 5, 2022
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Mi ha fatto piacere riceverlo prima del previsto, le condizioni eccellenti, da me apprezzate,,,visto che era usato.
Il libro e molto interessante. Bene spiegato, illustrazioni sono davvero ben presentate.. Tanto che ho acquistato il volume successivo.. sono in attesa mi arrivi.

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Mattia Zappino

Comprato usato Ottime condizioni eccellente la consegna.
Reviewed in Italy on November 5, 2022
Mi ha fatto piacere riceverlo prima del previsto, le condizioni eccellenti, da me apprezzate,,,visto che era usato.
Il libro e molto interessante. Bene spiegato, illustrazioni sono davvero ben presentate.. Tanto che ho acquistato il volume successivo.. sono in attesa mi arrivi.

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KTNA
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Reviewed in France on December 28, 2019
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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.

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