Trigger Points and Muscle Chains

Relief for your patients with musculoskeletal pain... This unique guide takes an in-depth look at trigger point therapy. Divided into two sections - Functional Muscle Chains and Trigger Points and Their Treatment - this book combines detailed theory with tried and practical techniques. The text covers the basics of functional muscle chains and the origin of myofascial pain arising from the musculoskeletal system, for example, due to poor posture. The reader will learn how various stretching exercises augment the myofascial therapy methods. Anatomic drawings and liberal use of photographs in this book will help the reader to localize the trigger points and the associated pain areas. Praise for the first edition: "The information is brief but to the point; there is little wasted space so that the book is packed with information that can immediately be put into action." Doody's Review Key Features: Various models of muscle chains introduced and described Detailed explanations of trigger points and their treatment New chapters about posture and influence of gravity, as well 46 new and redrawn illustrations, now totaling approximately 300, included in this new edition "Ticklish" and erogenous zones mapped out to help prevent unintended side effects of treatment Trigger Points and Muscle Chains, second edition, is an essential tool for osteopaths, physical therapists, and all practitioners involved in pain therapy. Trigger Points and Muscle Chains Title Page Copyright Dedication Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Table of Contents A Muscle Chains 1 Introduction 2 Models for Myofascial Chains 3 Physiology 4 The Craniosacral Model 5 The Biomechanical Model of John Martin Littlejohn: Mechanics of the Spine 6 Postural Muscles, Phasic Muscles, and Crossed Syndrome 7 Zink Patterns 8 Myofascial Chains: A Model 9 Posture 10 Diagnostics 11 Therapy B Trigger Points: Diagnosis and Treatment 12 Definition 13 Classification of Trigger Points 14 Pathophysiology of Trigger Points 15 Diagnosing Trigger Points 16 Trigger Point Therapy 17 Trigger Point Perpetuating Factors 18 Facilitated Segments 19 Trigger Points 20 Bibliography 21 Illustration Credits 22 List of Abbreviations Index