Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain

Donna Finando, L.Ac., L.M.T., has taught myology and myofascial meridian therapy throughout the country for more than twenty years. Steven Finando, Ph.D., L.Ac., is currently on the advisory board for the New York Chiropractic College School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Both studied extensively with Janet Travell, M.D., a pioneer in the field of pain management. Donna and Steven live on Long Island, New York, where they have been in continual practice for the past 29 years.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Gathering of Forces: Toward an Era of Interdisciplinary Cooperation in the Treatment of PainChapter 1 The Nature of Muscles and Trigger PointsChapter 2 Qi, Movement, and HealthChapter 3 Informed TouchChapter 4 Diagnosis and TreatmentChapter 5 How to Use This ManualMuscles of the Head, Neck, and Face Sternocleidomastoid • Scalenes • Splenius Capitis • Splenius Cervicis • Posterior Cervicals • Temporalis • Masseter • Pterygoids Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle Trapezius • Levator Scapulae • Rhomboids • Serratus Anterior • Pectoralis Minor Muscles of the Upper Limb Pectoralis Major • Deltoid • Latissimus Dorsi • Teres Major • Supraspinatus • Infraspinatus • Teres Minor • Subscapularis • Biceps Brachii • Triceps Brachii • Brachialis • Brachioradialis • Hand and Finger Extensors • Hand and Finger Flexors Muscles of the Torso Erector Spinae • Quadratus Lumborum • Iliopsoas • Rectus Abdominis • Abdominals Muscles of the Lower Limb Gluteus Maximus • Gluteus Medius • Gluteus Minimus • Tensor Fasciae Latae • Piriformis • Hamstrings • Quadriceps • Adductors • Pectineus • Gracilis • Sartorius • Popliteus • Gastrocnemius • Soleus • Tibialis Posterior • Tibialis Anterior • Peroneal Muscles • Long Extensors of the Toes • Long Flexors of the Toes Appendix 1: Meridian Pathways Appendix 2: On Cutaneous ZonesAppendix 3: Commonly Used AcupointsPain Pattern IndexSymptom IndexBibliography

"Knowing how to touch the human body when it is in distress is the skill that links bodyworkers with physical--and oriental--medicine practitioners. Nowhere is this knowledge more developed than in the seminal work on trigger-point release of Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons. Their magnum opus now becomes eminently accessible in this clinically pragmatic manual. Informed Touch belongs in the office of every professional practicing a physical medicine of any kind."