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# Natural self-treatment for chronic pain 3rd Edition, fully updated Detailed symptom & treatment maps The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief

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> 💥 Unlock your body's hidden pain relief blueprint — don’t let knots hold you back!

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## Key Features

- • **Evidence-Based Pain Relief:** Harness clinically updated techniques to target and dissolve stubborn trigger points.
- • **Sustainable, Drug-Free Solution:** Avoid costly surgeries and medications with a natural, consistent approach to lasting relief.
- • **Illustrated Symptom Index & Maps:** Visual guides simplify pinpointing pain sources and effective therapy zones.
- • **Comprehensive Self-Treatment Guide:** Step-by-step instructions empower you to manage neck, back, shoulder, and headache pain independently.
- • **Trusted by Professionals & Enthusiasts:** Used by therapists, athletes, and everyday readers for proven muscle and fascia care.

## Overview

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, 3rd Edition, is a bestselling, evidence-based manual offering detailed, illustrated guidance on identifying and treating myofascial trigger points. Designed for both professionals and self-treaters, it provides natural, drug-free strategies to alleviate chronic muscle and joint pain, improve posture, and restore mobility. With updated clinical techniques and symptom maps, this trusted resource empowers users to take control of their pain management and avoid invasive treatments.

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A fully updated, evidence-based guide to relieving chronic pain, fascia and myofascia dysfunction, muscle tension, and trigger points―naturally and effectively. Do you struggle with chronic pain, tension headaches, neck pain, back pain, or unexplained aches that never seem to go away? Many cases of persistent pain are caused by problems within the muscles and myofascia : the connective tissue, or fascia , that surrounds and supports your muscles throughout the body. Small, tight knots known as myofascial trigger points can develop in overworked or injured muscles, creating pain that radiates to other areas of the body. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, Third Edition offers a practical, step-by-step approach to identifying and treating trigger points using safe, natural self-massage and bodywork techniques that help reduce pain and restore mobility. Widely regarded as a classic in the field of pain relief, this bestselling workbook has helped countless readers and health professionals better understand the connection between trigger points, muscle dysfunction, posture, and referred pain. In this updated third edition, you’ll learn how to: Identify and treat trigger points that contribute to chronic muscle and joint pain Relieve common conditions such as neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, headaches, and sciatica Use self-massage and trigger point therapy techniques to reduce pain naturally Improve circulation, flexibility, posture, and muscle function Recognize movement patterns and postural imbalances that contribute to pain Use illustrated symptom guides, muscle tests, and treatment maps to target pain more effectively Apply updated clinical techniques and assessments included in this expanded edition Featuring new material by Amber Davies continuing Clair Davies’ groundbreaking work, this edition includes updated illustrations, postural assessments, muscle testing tools, and an illustrated symptom index to make self-assessment and treatment easier than ever. Used by massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, physicians, athletes, and everyday readers alike, trigger point therapy has become one of the most trusted and effective approaches for treating chronic muscular pain. Whether you’re a healthcare professional or someone searching for lasting relief, this comprehensive workbook gives you the tools to better understand your pain―and take an active role in healing it naturally.

Review: Back pain? Feet pain? Muscle aches? This SAVED ME. Six years of updates! *UPDATED JAN 2020* - 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! Please get in touch if you have more questions or input. *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. [...] They are only $20 for the set plus about $6 to ship. I have no connection to this company, FYI. They should have an desertcart 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!
Review: Avoided surgery, fixed "carpel tunnel" for me. - If you have pain and are willing to work, buy this book. Learning the knowledge, working trigger points (can be painful), and being consistent are not easy things. 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! I had "carpel tunnel". I took a break from using computers for a month. When I came back, after 5 minutes of using a mouse, I was in tears. Doctors gave me muscle relaxers, I tried physical therapy, I even had an EKG done. Doctors offered surgery for "carpel tunnel" as the next option. Surgery involves cutting the wrist band and placing the nerve outside the wrist band, closer to the skin. In the new location, the nerve is more likely to be agitated by anything touching the skin, as opposed to deeper muscle tissue. I feel bad for anyone who selected the surgery and didn't know about this book. Through this book I learned how to fix the problem, and why the problem was happening. This book explained what doctors couldn't tell me. The cause and effect between miofascial tissue layers (that thin layer of skin surrounding a muscle), how it shapes a muscle, and how it can effect the overall body structure. This book is structured so that the first few introduction chapters are worth reading, then it gives an index that allows the reader to select where their pain is. It then gives a list of muscles and page locations on how to alleviate the pain. Reading a book and applying it isn't as easy as popping a pill. For that reason I don't give this book to everyone complaining about pain. Anyone who is seriously struggling with pain, or anyone who doesn't like pills; will find this book a huge asset. This book has a textbook's worth of knowledge for users. If it were $120, I'd still have bought it twice. One to lend out, one for me. As is, this is my 4th copy of the book, and I'll likely buy more in the future. Teaching someone how to remove their pain is the best gift you can give someone. 1'st Edition has hand drawn pictures to depict muscle/trigger point locations. 2'd Edition is computer drawn, there are a few page #'s wrong in the index, but nothing a couple pages of flipping and a pen can't solve. 3'd Edition expands on many concepts of the 2nd edition, but changes the text format. It offer's more knowledge about available tools in the market and better explains some things about muscle interactions. If your eyesight is poor, 2nd edition is the best.

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Back pain? Feet pain? Muscle aches? This SAVED ME. Six years of updates! *UPDATED JAN 2020*
*by H***X on March 25, 2014*

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! Please get in touch if you have more questions or input. *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. [...] 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!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Avoided surgery, fixed "carpel tunnel" for me.
*by Z***K on November 19, 2022*

If you have pain and are willing to work, buy this book. Learning the knowledge, working trigger points (can be painful), and being consistent are not easy things. 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! I had "carpel tunnel". I took a break from using computers for a month. When I came back, after 5 minutes of using a mouse, I was in tears. Doctors gave me muscle relaxers, I tried physical therapy, I even had an EKG done. Doctors offered surgery for "carpel tunnel" as the next option. Surgery involves cutting the wrist band and placing the nerve outside the wrist band, closer to the skin. In the new location, the nerve is more likely to be agitated by anything touching the skin, as opposed to deeper muscle tissue. I feel bad for anyone who selected the surgery and didn't know about this book. Through this book I learned how to fix the problem, and why the problem was happening. This book explained what doctors couldn't tell me. The cause and effect between miofascial tissue layers (that thin layer of skin surrounding a muscle), how it shapes a muscle, and how it can effect the overall body structure. This book is structured so that the first few introduction chapters are worth reading, then it gives an index that allows the reader to select where their pain is. It then gives a list of muscles and page locations on how to alleviate the pain. Reading a book and applying it isn't as easy as popping a pill. For that reason I don't give this book to everyone complaining about pain. Anyone who is seriously struggling with pain, or anyone who doesn't like pills; will find this book a huge asset. This book has a textbook's worth of knowledge for users. If it were $120, I'd still have bought it twice. One to lend out, one for me. As is, this is my 4th copy of the book, and I'll likely buy more in the future. Teaching someone how to remove their pain is the best gift you can give someone. 1'st Edition has hand drawn pictures to depict muscle/trigger point locations. 2'd Edition is computer drawn, there are a few page #'s wrong in the index, but nothing a couple pages of flipping and a pen can't solve. 3'd Edition expands on many concepts of the 2nd edition, but changes the text format. It offer's more knowledge about available tools in the market and better explains some things about muscle interactions. If your eyesight is poor, 2nd edition is the best.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It would be impossible to recommend this book highly enough
*by M***E on January 10, 2018*

It would be impossible to recommend this book highly enough. When I was younger I destroyed my body with impressive dedication, and have suffered most of the soft tissue injuries that are possible - hip, shoulder, back, neck, knees, elbows, wrists... you name it. I've had surgery recommended to me by a few MDs and DOs, and have been a regular with chiropractors and acupuncturists since my early teens. This book is a literal miracle that has revolutionized my life and allowed me to return to all the sports I thought were long behind me. Claire Davies first provides a great groundwork for people who are unfamiliar with anatomy, and then touches a bit on physiology to the extent that research will support it in the realm of trigger points. The real highlights of this book are the diagrams, the chapter organization and the case studies that accompany many of the major problem-muscles. Readers can easily find treatment options by their symptoms, the offending muscle (if known) or the region of the body presenting pain. Every chapter (shoulders, neck, upper back, hip/sacrum, etc.) starts with an illustration of the body region and each muscle, along with the trigger points and referred pain pattern. It is incredibly straightforward to open the book to the chapter representing the area where you hurt, find the trigger points and go to work. Many of the case studies reinforce the almost magic-like efficacy of treating trigger points, as they so often contain descriptions of the exact symptoms the reader is experiencing (at least in my case, and for those I have recommended the book to). As anatomy is intimately inter-related and the human body must function as a whole, it has been my experience that just knowing a few of the worst trigger points won't make pain or instability or dysfunction go away for very long; it's important to really dig in to the book and practice body awareness, so that you can follow your symptoms and identify how other muscle groups have been impacted by your 'worst offenders'. However, I can confidently say that if you are diligent and use the guidance and knowledge that this book offers, you may find yourself feeling and moving better than you ever expected possible. Claire Davies is a genius and deserves a nobel prize for this work of mastery. Please consider this book first and foremost if you have ever been recommended for surgery; it very well may profoundly change the course of your life for the better, and save you from undue expense as well as a lifetime of pain and suffering.

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