Trigger point therapy for headaches & migraines : your self-treatment workbook for pain relief

Trigger point therapy for headaches & migraines Your self-treatment workbook for pain relief

Valerie DeLaune

Book - 2008

Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches and Migraines explains trigger point physiology and then offers a complete program for self-care that includes detailed illustrations of all pressure and stretching techniques. In addition, it provides an in-depth look at the factors that cause and perpetuate trigger points, such as body mechanics, injuries, diet and nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, and emotional factors, and provides solutions to address each perpetuating factor.

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Subjects
Headache.
Headache > Treatment.
Migraine.
Migraine > Treatment.
Published
Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications ©2008.
Language
English
Main Author
Valerie DeLaune (-)
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Item Description
"Easy, effective relief for: tension headaches; migraine headaches; cluster headaches; headaches from trauma; temporomandibular joint dysfunction; head, facial, and neck pain; limited range of motion in the neck and jaw"--Cover.
Physical Description
ix, 165 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.
ISBN
9781572245259
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Trigger Points, Headaches, and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
  • Chapter 1. What Are Trigger Points?
  • Chapter 2. Treating Trigger Points
  • Chapter 3. Headaches and Migraines
  • Chapter 4. Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction
  • Part II. What Causes Trigger Points and Keeps Them Going-Perpetuating Factors
  • Chapter 5. Body Mechanics
  • Chapter 6. Diet
  • Chapter 7. Other Perpetuating Factors
  • Part III. Trigger Point Self-Help Techniques
  • Chapter 8. General Guidelines for Self-Help Techniques
  • Chapter 9. Which Muscles Are Causing the Pain?
  • Chapter 10. Trapezius
  • Chapter 11. Posterior Neck Muscles
  • Chapter 12. Sternocleidomastoid
  • Chapter 13. Temporalis
  • Chapter 14. Facial and Scalp Muscles
  • Chapter 15. Masseter
  • Chapter 16. Lateral Pterygoid
  • Chapter 17. Medial Pterygoid
  • Chapter 18. Digastric
  • Appendix A. A Word About Fibromyalgia
  • Appendix B. A Special Note to Therapists Teaching Self-Help Techniques
  • Resources
  • References
  • Index

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