Trail Guide to the Body's Quick Reference to Trigger Points

by Andrew R. Biel

A quick and easy guide to the common trigger point locations and pain patterns of 100 muscles.

Trigger points are hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle. These sensitive points of tissue are often associated with palpable nodules in taut muscle fibers and, when compressed, elicit referred pain, local tenderness or a twitch response.
This full-color guide helps you quickly find and treat trigger points in your clients by identifying:

* Common location of a trigger point in a particular muscle belly
* Possible causes of trigger points
* Symptoms and Indications
* Pain Patterns
* Associated Trigger Points
* Differential Diagnoses

This concise reference supports manual therapists familiar with Trigger Point therapy, quickly putting trigger points at their fingertips. For those wishing to learn the fundamentals of Trigger Point therapy or study the subject in greater depth, a list of recommended texts is provided. Students and practitioners will value the quality illustrations and easy access to this practical information. 115 pages, 210 images.

Genres: Reference, Health, Nonfiction

115 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Hi, my name is Andrew Biel. I'm the author of Trail Guide to the Body, the award-winning book that has taught thousands of healthcare providers about musculoskeletal anatomy and palpation.

Why "Trail Guide to the Body" as a title? In preparation for any journey, it helps that you know the lay of the land. I want the reader to be able to manually map, navigate and gain their bearings on the human body.

This journey started for me almost twenty years ago. In the middle of the night I woke up, pulled out a yellow pad of paper and scribbled "Road Map Human Body -- book that connects stuff together" and then fell back asleep.

After thousands of hours and more than 500,000 copies sold after that initial epiphany, the success of Trail Guide to the Body (and the other products my company Books of Discovery has published) has surprised no one more than me.

I'm still writing (while tending to goats and chickens) and enjoying the life I have with my wonderful wife, Lyn Gregory, and our daughter, Grace Amalia.

Reviews

[Raymond McGruder · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a stretch specialist and massage therapist, Trail Guide to the Body’s Quick Reference to Trigger Points has become one of my go-to resources. What I love is its simplicity—it’s compact, visual, and incredibly easy to navigate when I need a quick reminder about referral pain patterns or common trigger point sites. It also helped me through my journey in medical school as a Doctor of Acupuncture.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the perfect reference for both teachers and students. The entire Trail Guide series is a must for health professionals.