Healing yourself through self-help techniques -- Skeletal muscle, muscle mechanics, and flexibility -- Trigger points and trigger point formation -- Therapeutic technique protocols -- Stretching and exercise -- Beyond the trigger point -- Muscles of the face, head, and neck -- Muscles of the trunk and spine -- Muscles of the shoulder and upper arm -- Muscles of the forearm and hand -- Muscles of the hip and thigh -- Muscles of the leg and foot

This compact guide explains how to treat chronic pain through trigger point-- tender, painful nodules that form in muscle fibers and connective tissues. The trigger points relating to the main skeletal muscles are central to massage, bodywork, and physical therapy. The first six chapters provide a sound background to the physiology of trigger points, and the general methods of treatment. The rest is organized by muscle group, with the information about each muscle presented in a uniform accessible style