RESOURCES - Helpful Websites and Reading

Atlanta Back Clinic   www.atlantabackclinic.com   
 
ABMP Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals  www.abmp.com

www.triggerpoints.net
This website includes invaluable charts and drawings of trigger points and their pain referral patterns from Travell and Simons‘ Trigger Point Manuals. (Obtained with permission) Check out Info and Home.

The Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami has conducted over 100 studies on the positive effects of massage therapy.  The published papers can be found at www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov   www6.miami.edu/touch-research   
Touch Research Institute    www.http://pediatrics.med.miami.edu/touch-research/about-us

Some Good Books

Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual By Janet Travell, MD, David Simons, MD, and Lois Simons, PT
Volume 1: Upper Half of Body
Volume 2: The Lower Extremities
These are the definitive books on trigger points, but they’re not easy reading if you’re not familiar with anatomical terms. Travell was the White House physician for both JFK and LBJ and was a pioneer in trigger point work, starting in the 1940s.

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook  Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief   by Clair Davies

Based on Travell and Simons’ books, Davies’ workbook shows everyone how to find and treat their own trigger points. For each muscle he describes the symptoms of the trigger points that can develop, and also their causes and treatment.

Comprehensive Myofascial Self Treatment   Your Path to Authentic Healing and Pain Relief   by Joyce Karnis, PT

Ortho-Bionomy  A Path to Self-Care  by Luann Overmyer

The Healthy Traveler  A Handbook of Easy Solutions for Common Travel Ailments   by Susan Kramer, Ph.D., AHG 

Prescription for Natural Cures   by James Balch, MD and Mark Spengler, ND

Prescription for Nutritional Healing    by Phyllis Balch, CNC

Everybody’s Guide to Homeopathic Medicines by Stephen Cummings, MD, and Dana Ullman, MPH

Merck Manual (Home Edition)