Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction The Trigger Point Manual: The Upper Half of Body

Volume 1, The Upper Half of the Body, is designed primarily to bring aid to one of the most common patient complaints - myofascial pain. It is an excellent resource for today’s health care environment. Combines concise text and clear illustrations that show how to identify pain sources (trigger points) quickly by signs and symptoms.

Volume 1: Upper Half of Body

Contents

Introduction

1. Glossary
2. General Overview
3. Apropos of all Muscles
4. Perpetuating Factors

Head and Neck Pain

1. Overview of Head and Neck Region
2. Trapezius Muscle
3. Sternocleidomastoid Muscle
4. Masseter Muscle
5. Temporalis Muscle
6. Medial Pterygoid Muscle
7. Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
8. Digastric Muscle and Other Anterior Neck Muscles
9. Cutaneous I: Facial Muscles (Orbicularis Oculi, Zygomaticus Major, Platysma, and Buccinator)
10. Cutaneous II: Occipitofrontalis
11. Splenius Capitis and Splenius Cervicis Muscles
12. Posterior Cervical Muscles: Semispinalis Capitis, Longissimus Capitis, Semispinalis Cervicis, Multifidi, and Rotatores
13. Suboccipital Muscles: Recti Capitis Posteriores Major and Minor, Obliqui Inferior and Superior

Upper Back, Shoulder, and Arm Pain

1. Overview of Upper Back, Shoulder, and Arm Region
2. Levator Scapulae Muscle
3. Scalene Muscles
4. Supraspinatus Muscle
5. Infraspinatus Muscle
6. Teres Minor Muscle
7. Latissimus Dorsi Muscle
8. Teres Major Muscle
9. Subscapularis Muscle
10. Rhomboid Major and Minor Muscles
11. Deltoid Muscle and Arm Region
12. Coracobrachialis Muscle
13. Biceps Brachii Muscle
14. Brachialis Muscle
15. Triceps Brachii Muscle (and the Anconeus)

Forearm and Hand Pain

1. Overview of Forearm and Hand Region
2. Hand Extensor and Brachioradialis Muscles
3. Finger Extensor Muscles: Extensor Digitorum and Extensor Indicis
4. Supinator Muscle
5. Palmaris Longus Muscle
6. Hand and Finger Flexors in the Forearm: Flexores Carpi Radialis and Ulnaris, Flexores Digitorum Superficialis and Profundus, Flexor Pollicis Longus (and the Pronator Teres)
7. Adductor and Opponens Pollicis Muscles (Trigger Thumb)
8. Interosseous Muscles of the Hand, Lumbricals, and Abductor Digiti Minimi

Torso Pain

1. Overview of Torso Region
2. Pectoralis Major Muscle (and the Subclavius)
3. Pectoralis Minor Muscle
4. Sternalis Muscle
5. Intercostal Muscles and the Diaphragm
6. Serratus Anterior Muscle
7. Serratus Posterior Superior and Inferior Muscles
8. Thoracolumbar Paraspinal Muscles
9. Abdominal Muscles

Index