The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy: A Trigger Point Manual

There is an outline of the rationale concerning the appropriate sequence of neuromuscular therapy (NMT) and medical exercise interventions with a view to providing a framework within which informed choices can be implemented related to facilitating a patient’s return to pain-free movement. In the hands of a qualified therapist, NMT may eliminate the cause of acute or chronic myofascial, muscular, or osseous pain and discomfort. Through the application of the techniques, homeostasis is restored between the nervous, the osseous, and the soft tissue systems.

Neuromuscular therapy enhances the function of joints, muscles, and the general arthrokinematics of the body, and can improve healing by facilitating the return of appropriate core (lumbo-pelvic-hip) muscle function throughout the entire kinetic chain. Special focus is given to the treatment of trigger points, local ischemia, neural interferences, postural and biomechanical dysfunctions, nutritional factors, and emotional wellbeing.

John Sharkey, B.Sc., N.M.T., M.Sc. (H.dip.) Equine Science, is an exercise physiologist, anatomist, and neuromuscular therapist. Sharkey is the principal and director of Ireland’s National Training Centre, based in Dublin, and is a popular presenter on the international circuit for more than 25 years.

Contents: Integrated Functional Anatomy: Building Blocks, Muscles, Fascia, and the Kinetic Chain, Trigger Points: Assessment and Treatment, Kinetic Chain Anatomy and Patient Assessment, Review of the Major Skeletal Muscles.