Clinical Mastery in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain

This concise and easily referenced clinical text brings together editors from a
range of disciplines including chiropractic, osteopathy, physical therapy, and
medicine뾲o address therapeutic approaches to common muscle and joint pain.
Organized by chief complaint, each chapter follows a structured format that
takes readers from overview and assessment, through a case history, to a
planned program of rehabilitation, generalization to similar conditions, and a
treatment protocol.

Readers will explore key differences in assessment, treatment, and
rehabilitation great aid in choosing the best therapy for each patient. The
books practical, case study approach addresses a variety of factors affecting
myofascial integrity, including psychological issues, sleep patterns,
nutrition, and fitness. A glossary defines interdisciplinary nomenclature.

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Clinical Mastery in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction

FROM THE PUBLISHER
This revolutionary new text presents an innovative treatment approach designed
to restore normal function and to reduce pain for the most common
musculoskeletal pain conditions that you will confront in practice. Based on
the myofascial pain management principles established by Drs. Travell and
Simons, this practical resource takes the application of myofascial pain
principles to a new and higher level by addressing regional muscle groups and
articular dysfunction and offering treatment solutions developed by experts
from a wide variety of disciplines. The result-practical, problem-solving
approaches that can help you become more effective in recognizing conditions,
developing treatment regimens that reduce the length of treatment, and
suggesting patient activities that encourage the recovery process.

Clinical Mastery in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ch. 1 Headache 1
Ch. 2 Masticatory myofascial pain 31
Ch. 3 Neck pain and restriction following whiplash 57
Ch. 4 Shoulder dysfunction and frozen shoulder 91
Ch. 5 Tennis elbow 123
Ch. 6 Carpal tunnel syndrome 145
Ch. 7 Dystonia and pseudodystonia of the wrist and hand : a myofascial approach
167
Ch. 8 Upper back pain 187
Ch. 9 Interscapular pain 213
Ch. 10 Low back pain 227
Ch. 11 Hip and groin pain : the disordered hip complex 269
Ch. 12 Abdominal pain 303
Ch. 13 Chronic pelvic pain of myofascial origin 327
Ch. 14 Knee pain 359
Ch. 15 Heel and foot pain 391