Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Upper half of body

David G. Simons, Janet G. Travell, Lois S. Simons

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999 - Medical - 1038 pages

This Second Edition presents introductory general information on all trigger points and also detailed descriptions of single muscle syndromes for the upper half of the body. It includes 107 new drawings, a number of trigger point release techniques in addition to spray and stretch, and a new chapter on intercostal muscles and diaphragm.

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User Review -

I have these two books since the 1980's, one of them signed to me by Dr Travell. Although dated and written before the advances in diagnostic methods of the last 20 years they are still an invaluable source of clinical information. Some of their assumptions and non physio-therapeutical tratments are quaint and outdated but clinical descriptions are classic. 

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User Review  - CenterPointMN - LibraryThing

An indepth study of myofascial pain syndromes in the upper portions of the body and the state of the art technology used to address them.

Contents

• CHAPTER: 1
• CHAPTER: 14
• CHAPTER: 27
• CHAPTER: 33
• CHAPTER: 39
• CHAPTER: 45
• CHAPTER 28: 87
• Perpetuating Factors: 178
• HEAD AND NECK PAIN: 237
• Trapezius Muscle: 278
• Sternocleidomastoid Muscle: 308
• Masseter Muscle: 329
• Temporalis Muscle: 349
• Medial Pterygoid Muscle: 365
• Lateral Pterygoid Muscle: 379
• Digastric Muscle and Other Anterior Neck Muscles: 397
• Facial Muscles Orbicularis Oculi: 416
• Splenius Capitis and Splenius Cervicis Muscles: 432
• Semispinalis Capitis: 445
• Recti Capitis Posteriores: 472
• UPPER BACK SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN: 485
• Scalene Muscles: 504
• Supraspinatus Muscle: 538
• Infraspinatus Muscle: 552
• Latissimus Dorsi Muscle: 572
• Teres Major Muscle: 587
• Rhomboid Major and Minor Muscles: 613
• FOREARM AND HAND PAIN: 685
• Extensor Digitorum and Extensor Indicis: 713
• Supinator Muscle: 728
• Palmaris Longus Muscle: 743
• Flexores Carpi: 753
• Adductor and Opponens Pollicis Muscles Trigger Thumb: 774
• InterOsseous Muscles of the Hand Lumbricals: 786
• TORSO PAIN: 801
• Pectoralis Major Muscle and the Subclavius: 819
• Pectoralis Minor Muscle: 844
• Sternalis Muscle: 857
• Serratus Anterior Muscle: 887
• Serratus Posterior Superior and Inferior Muscles: 900
• Thoracolumbar Paraspinal Muscles: 913
• Abdominal Muscles: 940
• Index to Volume 1 971: 1017

Bibliographic information

• Title: Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Upper half of body; Volume 1 of Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual; Volume 1 of Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual; Vol. 1 - Upper half of body
• Authors: David G. Simons, Janet G. Travell, Lois S. Simons
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999
• ISBN: 0683083635, 9780683083637
• Length: 1038 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Diseases; Medical / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Medical / Rheumatology