Resources
Pain Science education:
Pain Science Web Resources:
Why Things Hurt: Lorimer Moseley’s 2011 Tedx Talk
Website with step-by-step help with your pain: Tame The Beast
Another great website with steps & info: Flippin’ Pain
Publications on the latest Pain Science: NOI Group
For a deeper dive: Dr. David Butler Video Treating Pain Using the Brain
Articles:
New York Times: “If ‘Pain is an Opinion,’ There are Ways to Change Your Mind”
Myofascial Trigger Points - What are they?
Research/Articles
Bron and Dommerholt. “Etiology of Myofascial Trigger Points” Curr Pain Headache Rep (2012) 16:439-444
Shah, Jay. “New Frontiers in the Pathophysiology of Myofascial Pain” The Pain Practitioner (2012)
Grieve, et al. “The immediate effect of Triceps Surae myofascial trigger point therapy on restricted active ankle joint dorsiflexion in recreational runners: a crossover randomized controlled trial” The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2013) 17(4): 453-46
Turo, et al. “Novel Use of Ultrasound Elastography to Quanitify Muscle Tissues Changes after Dry Needling of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Myofascial Pain” J Ultrasound Med (2015) 34(12): 2149-61
fascia Research & Information:
Self-Care Videos:
Self-massage and stretching techniques made by 360 NMT staff: Our Youtube Page
Self-Care Products:
Try these out at our clinic
Professional Organizations:
National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists (NAMTPT): myofascialtherapy.org
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA): amtamassage.org
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): iasp-pain.org
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP): abmp.com