• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Pocket Atlas of Trigger Points: A User-Friendly Guide to Muscle Anatomy, Pain Patterns, and the Myofascial Network for Students, Practitioners, an

The Pocket Atlas of Trigger Points: A User-Friendly Guide to Muscle Anatomy, Pain Patterns, and the Myofascial Network for Students, Practitioners, an

Paperback

Medical ReferenceAcupressure & Acupuncture

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 1623179343
ISBN13: 9781623179342
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: Sep 19 2023
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.47 Width: 4.49 Depth: 7.01
Language: English
A simple, go-to guide to treating chronic pain with trigger point therapy for physical therapists, bodyworkers, and patients

From the bestselling author of The Concise Book of Trigger Points

This pocket-sized guide covers practical information about the trigger points--the painful knots that can form in tissues like muscles and fascia--that are central to addressing chronic pain with massage, bodywork, and physical therapy. Full-color illustrations and charts help practitioners, students, and patients identify trigger points and address referred pain patterns with ease.

The first chapter introduces relevant information on fascia and myofascial meridians and provides an overview of trigger point symptoms, classification, and formation. Subsequent chapters are organized by muscle group and feature concise--yet comprehensive--sections on each of the main skeletal muscles and their trigger points. Conditions that commonly occur in the general population, such as headaches and back pain, are explored for all of the muscle groups, including the muscles of the:

  • Face, head, and neck

Also from

Niel-Asher, Simeon

Also in

Acupressure & Acupuncture