Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction The Trigger Point Manual

This Second Edition presents introductory general information on all trigger points and also detailed descriptions of single muscle syndromes for the upper half of the body. It includes 107 new drawings, a number of trigger point release techniques in addition to spray and stretch, and a new chapter on intercostal muscles and diaphragm.

--NEW! All treatment sections now include a number of Trigger Point release techniques in addition to spray and stretch.See Chapter 12: Diagastric Muscle and Other Anterior Neck Muscles, Page 409
--Presents the major progress in the understanding of the pathophysiological basis for many of the clinical phenomena associated with myofascial trigger points.
--Pictorial index on the front leaf illustrates what part of the body is included under each of the five parts of this volume. Each part is identified by a red thumb tab and begins with a pain-and-muscle guide.See Page Opposite Cover 2
--Every muscle chapter is uniformly arranged with fourteen headings and begins with highlights, a summary of key points in that chapter.See Chapter 6: Trapezius Muscle, Page 278
--The section on systemic perpetuating factors in Chapter 4 was rewritten and updated - based on clinical experience and research projects.See Chapter 4: Perpetuating Factors, Page 178
--NEW! Peer-reviewed body of literature with blinded, controlled studies that are scientifically credible.
--NEW! Distinction between trigger points located in the middle portion of the muscle belly (central trigger points) and those located in a region of muscle attachment (attachment trigger points).See Chapter 2: General Overview, Page 11
--NEW! Chapter 2 has been completely rewritten and presents a new understanding of the nature of Trigger Points. It also considers the role of Trigger Points in the family of syndromes related to occupational overloads of muscles.See Chapter 2: General Overview, Page 12
--NEW! Chapter 45 on the diaphragm and the many functions of the intercostal muscles. The chapter also considers the contribution of other muscles to respiration.See Chapter 45: Intercostal Muscles and the Diaphragm, Page 862
--NEW! 107 new drawings.See Chapter 2: General Overview, Page 84
--This edition marks the transition of the trigger point concept from the status of a syndrome of unknown causes of disease to that of an experimentally established neuromuscular disease entity.See Chapter 2: General Overview, Page 14
--Addresses the close interaction between Trigger Points and articular (somatic) dysfunctions and calls attention to that relationship in practically every chapter.
--Emphasis is now shifting from pain as the cardinal feature of a trigger point to increased muscle tension and its consequences.See Chapter 3: Apropos of All Muscles, Page 109