Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches and Migraines Your Self -Treatment Workbook for Pain Relief

Name: Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches and Migraines Your Self -Treatment Workbook for Pain Relief
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ISBN: 9781572245259

ISBN-10: 1572245255

ISBN-13: 9781572245259

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Authors: Valerie DeLaune

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"I have such a headache!" For many of us, this cry is something of a mantra. Statistics about headaches and migraines are so far-reaching, the experiences of these problems so ubiquitous, that listing specifics about them can seem incredible: 26 million Americans suffer regular migraines, and another 45 million experience chronic headache pain. In 2001 alone, more than 10 million doctor visits were occasioned by headaches. This book is welcome relief to the millions who struggle daily with headache pain. It develops trigger point therapy into an effective self-care approach to headache pain relief. Trigger points are areas of cells in a muscle that are locked in a dysfunctional cycle. Blood…

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List price: $28.95
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 4/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Valerie DeLaune, L.Ac., is a licensed acupuncturist and certified neuromuscular therapist, with a master's degree in acupuncture from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Washington. She holds professional certificates from the Heartwood Institute and the Brenneke School of Massage. She authors books and articles on trigger points and acupuncture topics and currently practices acupuncture in Anchorage and Homer, AK. www.triggerpointrelief.com



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Trigger Points, Headaches, and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction



What Are Trigger Points?



Treating Trigger Points



Headaches and Migraines



Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction



What Causes Trigger Points and Keeps Them Going-Perpetuating Factors



Body Mechanics



Diet



Other Perpetuating Factors



Trigger Point Self-Help Techniques



General Guidelines for Self-Help Techniques



Which Muscles Are Causing the Pain?



Trapezius



Posterior Neck Muscles



Sternocleidomastoid



Temporalis



Facial and Scalp Muscles



Masseter



Lateral Pterygoid



Medial Pterygoid



Digastric



A Word About Fibromyalgia



A Special Note to Therapists Teaching Self-Help Techniques


Resources


References


Index