The Frozen Shoulder Workbook: Trigger Point Therapy for Overcoming Pain & Regaining Range of Motion

I had tried everything to relieve my impossible shoulder pain. The trigger point method must be tried to be appreciated. When it came to the point where regular massage was making me worse instead of better, I went looking for an answer. A friend suggested the trigger point method becuase she got relief from a lifelong problem with her neck. I purchased both books in the hope I could relieve enough pain to be able to have mobility again. This book gave me all the information I needed to help myself feel a whole lot better...as well as compliment my other therapies.I would definately recommend it to anyone who has been unable to deal with muscular pain in a meaningful effective way. Try it, it works.

Having had a frozen shoulder several years ago and successfully using the treatments described in this book, my shoulder was 100% within 2 months with no recurring issues. I fortunately was treated by the author's daughter Amber Davies and followed the principles from the author's first book, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook. Having read this book as well, it is an excellent resource for anyone with shoulder problems and focuses on shoulder related issues. The author has given anyone the ability to self-treat shoulder issues related to trigger points and keep the shoulder healthy by also covering preventative maintenance methods and therapies.

I KNEW MY SHOULDER AND ARM WAS IN TROUBLE, BUT MY DOCTOR DIDN'T SUBSCRIBE ANY KIND OF THERAPY, JUST MEDICATION. I HAD TROUBLE SLEEPING, BECAUSE WHEN I MOVED I WOULD EXPERIENCE PAIN, THEN COULDN'T SLEEP. HE FINALLY GAVE ME A TIMED RELEASED PAIN PILL FOR SLEEP, WHICH HELPED, BUT I WAS STILL IN TROUBLE. THEN I HEARED ABOUT TRIGGER POINT THERAPY, AND FOUND A MASSAGE THERAPIST WHO KNEW SPECIALIZED IN 'TRIGGER POINT'. I WAS EXCITED! I NOW HAVE THIS FABULOUS BOOK WHICH HELPS ME, THE PATIENT, TO DO SELF TREATMENT, AS WELL AS DESCRIBING HOW THE THERAPIST CAN DO THEIR WORK. THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE WONDERFUL TOO ! I'VE HAD FIVE TREATMENTS SO FAR, AND NOW I CAN ALSO HELP MYSELF TOO ! MY RANGE OF MOTION HAS IMPROVED AND WITH TIME,I HOPE I WILL BE PERFECT AGAIN ! THANK YOU CLAIR DAVIES !!! SINCERELY, NARILYN

This techniques are so different than what Physical Therapy teaches.Yet they work! I have used the principles taught in this book to my own convenience at home and on the road.Without the major pain of Doctor or Therapy visits.So far I have at least 70 percent of the mobility back in my arm and shoulder.A frozen shoulder is not a joyful thing to have.Its very painful and was keeping me from all sports.Its been about 7-8 weeks now.The problem is that I only use these techniques once every other day.I would probably be cured if I applied them 2-3 times a day.And my arm was terrible.I could not lift my arm but waist high.And man was it painful!But this book has allowed me to moan and groan at home and to go at my own pace.Its saved me a lot of time it would have taken to run to therapy 3 times a week.Ands its saved me money.Gas,co-payments,etc.Buy this book! You won't regret it! Its been a blessing to me!

As a massage therapist I see many clients whom "conventional" medicine has failed, who were tired of taking pain medication. Myofascial pain can be seem mysterious and there is a very high rate of misdiagnoses. For anyone who has suffered from shoulder pain the often contradictory information out there about prognosis and treatment can be bewildering. I tell my clients that they must become their own advocates, learning as much about their anatomy as possible and becoming experts on specialized areas of medicine that their doctors might not have time to research thoroughly. This is easier said than done, however, as most of us don't have the time or resources to find and sift through available studies and alternatives. That's what makes this book so great. It delivers a succinct explanation of the anatomy in question along with effective techniques that can be easily applied easily at home. (By the way don't confuse this with other treatments...Trigger Point Therapy is not "Pressure Point Therapy." Trigger Point Therapy is a scientifically rigorous paradigm.) In my practice I use Trigger Point Therapy to alleviate chronic pain of all kinds and have used it often to assist in the rehabilitation of `frozen shoulder.' I used to spend many unpaid hours drawing little sketches describing some of these techniques so that my clients could help themselves between their visits to me. Now I can simply refer them to this thorough and effective book which has many techniques I didn't know of myself. It is a fantastic resource and I recommend it to anyone suffering shoulder pain (you'll give it two thumbs way because you'll have your range of motion back)as well as to Massage Therapists, and Physical Therapists and, of course, Doctors.