Trigger Point Self-Care Manual by Donna Finando

A practical guide to understanding where it hurts—and what you can do about it.

When sore, tight muscles start interfering with everyday life, understanding where the discomfort is actually coming from can make a big difference.

In Trigger Point Self-Care Manual, massage therapist and author Donna Finando provides a detailed, illustrated guide to identifying muscular trigger points and using at-home techniques such as self-massage, stretching, heat, ice, and small massage balls to help relieve muscular tension and discomfort.

Rather than simply focusing on where you feel pain, the book explores how trigger points in one muscle can produce discomfort elsewhere in the body and teaches readers how to locate and work with those areas themselves.

What's Inside

The fully illustrated reference section is organized by region of the body, making it easy to look up a particular area and explore the muscles and trigger points that may be involved.

You'll find guidance on:

Identifying areas of muscular tightness and restriction
Locating common trigger points
Self-massage techniques
Using small massage or physio balls
Stretching individual muscles
Using heat and ice appropriately
Understanding common patterns of referred pain
Developing greater awareness of your own musculature

Why We Love It

Detailed illustrations make techniques easier to understand
Organized by body region for quick reference
Practical techniques you can use at home
Helpful for active people and everyday aches alike
Combines massage, stretching, heat, ice, and massage-ball techniques
Encourages a better understanding of how the body fits together
A great companion to an at-home muscle-care routine

A Little Note

This book is an educational self-care resource and isn't a substitute for diagnosis or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional. Persistent, severe, unexplained, or worsening pain should be evaluated by a medical professional.

Author

Donna Finando