The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition by Clair Davies, Amber Davies Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition
Book Review: One of the best books on the subject but beware
Summary: 4 Stars
In terms of learning the trigger points and the problems they relate to this is an excellent book.But beware that the author is somewhat overenthused about trigger points and their efficacy. Like many people who specialise in one area, he has come to believe that virtually any disease relates to trigger points and can be cured by treating them. He even starts talking about curing Dyslexia....
Not even all muscle pain is trigger point related. There are many interacting parameters like joint instability, arthritis, other soft-tissue injury, posture, learned responses etc etc. The book may help some but not others.
However, if you are interested in TPs then this IS the book to buy,.
Book Review: Pelvic pain? Don't bother with this (says the author himself)
Summary: 3 Stars
Despite the fact that on the author's website pelvic and genital pain is specifically mentioned, in a typically prudish American way, there are no diagrams of this area in this book! Vague descriptions are given, and astonishingly, a recommendation to buy the original medical text. Unbelievable - how can you say that there are diagrams of trigger points and then ignore an entire section of the body? At least before I was just in pain - now I'm poorer and angry too!Book Review: Excellent, but be prepared to work hard
Summary: 5 Stars
Once you flip through the pages of California-style introduction and background this is a straightforward, detailed, guide to the things that go wrong with muscles and how you might be able to fix them. But unless you are already familiar with muscles (I wasn't) be prepared to put in a lot of time and effort to locate the trigger points causing problems, and then to treat them. And to think about the original cause of the problem (eg computer use) and how to stop the problem recurring. I also agree with another reviewer who noted that the author too readily gives the impression that any problem can be cured by trigger point massage. However, as it costs nothing and is very unlikely to do any harm, give it a go. I found several trigger points which are undoubtedly giving me pain after the first few hours of reading the book. If you can work with a partner, it's better, but if, like me, you have weak and painful hands and wrists, do pay attention to the author's advice on how to avoid making them worse by doing massage the wrong way. Book Review: Saved me so many times!! BUY THIS BOOK
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book years ago!! It was recommended by Stuart McRobert of HardGainer fame and my God I'm so happy I bought it! So many issues, aches and pains have been eliminated from my life thru application of the principles outlined in this very valuable and knowledge dense book. GO FOR IT NOW!!!Book Review: Effective, informative & easy to use - for the lay person or professional
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is fantastic. It is very easy to use - lots of diagrams & well written. It has "pain maps" which help you identify problematic trigger points and then goes on to tell you how to treat them. This makes easy for non-professionals to use.
As a sports massage student, I liked the fact that Davies' also gives good advice on how to save your fingers from being overworked - eg by use of tennis balls & backnobbers. His techniques make it possible for you to safely & easily treat yourself.
So far I have had success in relieving pain from an old whiplash injury, in treating golfer's elbow & relieving the pain from Grade IV OA of the patella.