Authors: Simeon Niel-Asher

Number of Pages: 224

Publication Date: 2008

ISBN13: 9781905367122

Cover: Paperback

This new edition of the best selling 'The Concise Book of Trigger Points' explains how to treat chronic pain through trigger points - tender, painful nodules that form in muscle fibres and connective tissues. Understanding and treating these points can lead to rapid, effective and lasting pain relief. A complete and compact reference guide, it is designed for the student and practitioner of massage/bodywork, physical therapy, physiotherapy, osteopathy, sports therapy, and any other health-related field.

The first three chapters provide a sound background to the physiology of trigger points and the general methods of treatment. The following six chapters are organized by muscle groups; each two-page spread features detailed colour illustrations of each major skeletal muscle and referred pain patterns, together with information on each muscle's origin, insertion, action, and function. The physiological implications of the trigger points in each muscle are discussed, along with treatment techniques. This edition contains updated text and an in-depth self-help section addressing common pain complaints, including headache, neck pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain, and TMJ Syndrome.

Amanda Williams (Illustrator) graduated from Middlesex University with a first-class honours degree in Graphic Design (Scientific Illustration). Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator for various publishers, including Harcourt Brace, Elsevier Science, and The Royal College of Surgeons.

Simeon Niel-Asher B. Phil., B.Sc., (Ost.), qualified as an osteopath in 1992. Simeon uses trigger point therapy in his every day work and is the inventor of the Niel-Asher technique(TM) for treating frozen shoulder syndrome. Named by the Evening Standard newspaper as one of the Top 10 osteopaths in London, he is author of the best selling Treat your own Frozen Shoulder book and DVD. He is involved in treating, research, writing, and teaching throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the USA.