PAIN ERASURE: The Bonnie Prudden Way. By BONNIE PRUDDEN. M. EVANS Boulder Toronto Plymouth, UK
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4 PAIN ERASURE: The Bonnie Prudden Way By BONNIE PRUDDEN FOREWORD AND AFTERWORD BY DR. DESMOND TIVY DRAWINGS BY TERENCE COYLE PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN HAWKINS Lanham New York M. EVANS Boulder Toronto Plymouth, UK
5 Anatomical drawings by Terence Coyle, Lecturer on Anatomy, National Academy of Design and Art Students League of New York and author of Anatomy Lessonsfrom the Great Masters and Albznus on Anatomy. In the section "Prevalence of Arthritis by 0ccupation"in Chapter 6, the list of types of workers has been adapted fromarthritis by William Kitay. Copyright O 1977 by William Kitay. Reprint by permission of Monarch Press, a Simon & Schuster division of Gulf & Western Corporation. Copyright O 2006 by Bonnie Prudden First M. Evans edition 1980 This M. Evans paperback edition ofparn Erasure is an original publication. It is published by arrangement with the author. AN rlghts reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic o mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. Published by M. Evans An imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group,Inc 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY, United Kingdom Distributed by NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK Library of Congress Catalogingin-Publication Data Prudden, Bonnie, Pain Erasure Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Pain-Prevention. 2. Pain--Treatment. 3. Massage. 1. Title. [DNLM: 1. PaiwTherapy-Popular works. 2. Exercise therapy-popular works. WL704 P971pl RB127.P78 616j ISBN-13: (pbk. : alk. paper) he paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISOZ Manufactured in the United States of America
6 This book is dedicated to DR. JANET TRAVELL Dr. Travell is many things--doctor, teacher, author, and medical sleuth. It was she who pioneered the work on trigger point injection therapy. It was she who drew the first maps of trigger points and noted that they referred pain to distant places. It was Dr. Travell's work and her teaching that made the discovery of myotherapy possible. Thank you, Dr. Travell. Pain, not death, is the eneiny of mankind. And when you haue finished this book, you won't haue to be afraid of pain anymwe. BONNIE PRUDDEN
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8 contents Acknowledgments Note to the Reader Foreword X xi xii 1. Most People Don't Have to Suffer Pain 1 What Myotherapy Is, Its Medical Origins, and How It Erases Pain 2. To Erase Pain, Erase Trigger Points 7 What a Trigger Point Is and How It Functions-The Major Causes of Trigger Points-How a Stressful Climate Triggers Pain-Some By-products of Pain-Importance of a Healthy Climate in Warding Off Pain 3. Techniques Used in Myotherapy 15 Why Myotherapy Works-How Do You Get Started?-The Technique for Applying Pressure-How to Make a Trigger Point Map--The End-of-Session Stretch and Other Exercise-Know Your Subject's History-Myotherapy Success Score with Chronic Pain: To Date, 95 Percent 4. Rid Yourself of Backache 26 Odyssey of a Backache Sufferer-How to Erase Lower Back Pain-Side-Lying Stretch Exercise-Erasing Trigger Points from Hips-Cross-Leg Stretch-Muscles of the Back and Back Pain-Erasing Trigger Points from the "Belt" Area-Cat Back- Old Horse Stretch Exercise-The Limbering Series
9 5. Rid Yourself of Headaches and Jaw Pain 39 Some Theories on the Causes of Migraines-The Types of Migraine-Other Kinds of Headache-Check for Abnormalities-Myotherapy Record: 95 Percent Success-"Head- Hunting" in Search of Pain-Erasing Trigger Points Around the Eyes-Erasing Trigger Points Around the Nose and Cheekbones-Trigger Point Erasure Around the Ears-Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction: A Pain in the Jaw-Jaw Pain Plus Head Pain (ContinuedFTrigger Point Erasure Around the Neck-Stretch and Resistance Exercise for Neck 6. Arthritis Pain Can Be Relieved 67 Arthritis Strikes Nearly Everyone-Happily, Arthritis Pain Responds to Myotherapy-Splinting and Substitution-Prevalence of Arthritis by Occupation-The Types of Arthritis-Medication and Arthritis-Case Histories of Arthritics Helped by Myotherapy-The Classic Greek Foot-What Modern Medicine Has in Its Little Black Bag for Arthritics 7. Common Pains and What to Do About Them 96 Shoulder-Pain Syndrome-The Thread-Needle Stretch-Shrug Series-Trigger Points in the Lower Legs-Lower-Leg Stretch-Trigger Points in the Upper Legs-Flexibility Bounces-Relief of Menstrual Cramps and Pain in the Groin-Groin Stretch-Help for Painful Knees-Stretch for Inside of the Upper Leg-Stretch for the Center Line of the Leg-Stretch for the Outside of the Leg-Stretch for Lower Leg plus Stiff and Painful Ankles-Relief for Hurting Feet-Foot Massage and Exercises-The Chest Muscles and Pain- Clearing Trigger Points from the Chest Muscles-Snap and Stretch Exercise for the Latissimus Dorsi-Lateral Overhead Reach-Pain in the Arms and Hands-The Arm-Shoulder Rotations-The Hand-Exercises for the Hand-Athletes, Weekend Sportsmen, and Their Pains-Immediate Mobilization- Seeking Massag-Fibrositis Massage
10 8. Pain Related to Pregnancy and Birth-Help for Mother and Child 137 What's So Different Today?-Sports During Pregnancy-Exercises to Do During Pregnancy-Pre- and Postnatal Relaxation Techniques-Why Your Baby Needs Myotherapy-The Baby Who Arrived in a Hurry-The Baby Who Couldn't Stand Up- Trigger Point Erasure in Babies-The Value of Exercises with Baby-The Exercises-Seeking Massage for Babies-Massage and Myotherapy for Prevention 9. Erase the Pains of Aging or Hurting 1 63 We Can Counteract Deterioration-How to Survive a Hospital-Bed Ballet-Hopeless Cases? We Don't Believe It 10. To Ward Off Pain-Test Your Fitness, Improve Your Fitness 193 The Tests-Correctives for the K-W Abdominal Tests- Corrective for the K-W Psoas Test-Corrective for the K-W Upper and Lower Back Tests-Corrective for the K-W Back and Hamstring Flexibility Test-Your Basic Fitness Prograin to Keep Pain Away-Relax-One Last Reminder Afterword 219 Appendixes Muscle and Skeletal Plates of the Human Body Table of Pains and Other Symptoms, Giving Areas of the Body Harboring Related Trigger Points Table of Occupations and Related Pain Hazards Table of Sports and Related Pain Hazards 264 Sources Index
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