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Trigger point mania
I love this book I have had a chance to use it a lot in my practice. It has tons of great information, be prepared a long read it is a medical manual so to speak and it can be a little on the long side, but if your up for it, It is a fantastic asset...

Excellent text
I found the information quite thorough.It is written in a user-friendly way, easy to understand.I bought this book because it was listed as a reference for the chiropractic practice part 2 exam.This book helped me with the locations of the trigger points.Sometimes the chiro boards like to ask questions on trigger points.However, Leonardi's book: National Board of Chiropractic Part II Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers and National Board of Chiropractic Part III Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations are excellent for board exam preparation.These three books are needed for the part II and Part III of the boards.

The ultimate in drug-free pain relief!
As a Clinical Massage Therapist at a hospital, I use these books almost daily.In fact, I just ordered my second set. . . The first is so threadbare it's barely usable.ANYTIME I have a patient with a pain that I can't immediately identify I grab my Travell's.This set is an absolute BIBLE for anyone in the health care industry.Travell and Simons have esentially written "The Instruction Manual" for elliminating myofascial pain by going to it's source!Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Pain Medicine    4. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    5. Rheumatology    6. Orthopaedics & fractures    7. Pain & pain management   

Editorial Review

Pete Egoscue learned a lot about pain when, as a Marine officer, he waswounded in Vietnam. He segued from patient to physical therapist, and now runs afamous clinic in San Diego, where he claims he's helped 95 percent of his patients curechronic pain--including Jack Nicklaus and Charles Barkley, whose athletic careers hehelped prolong. At the heart of his program are stretches and motion exercises to restoreproper function to muscles and joints. His methods are often surprising andcounterintuitive. For example, for foot pain, he suggests a series of hip exercises. In fact,this is one of the most startling books you'll read about the human organism. Egoscue hasstrong opinions about how modern life is changing the way our bodies function, reducingthe tasks we must perform and thus reducing the functional range of motion of ourmuscles and joints. Fortunately, he offers movement exercises to restore what naturemeant us to have. ... Read more

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Miracles do happen!
I am an athlete who has had a chronic low back problem for twenty years. I exercised regularly utilizing exercises from the best physical therapists and chiropractors in the Los Angeles area. These exercises and stretch routines barley made a dent in the regular back pain I experienced. The day I received Pain Free I read the book cover to cover and did the chronic pain exercises. It was like a light switch was flipped in my back. I have been almost pain free for the last year since reading the book. The major test for me was whether I could return to running. Having been a marathoner before my back problem I had never been able to run regularly without severe repercussions. I now run three times a week with no repercussions and each week I am increasing my mileage. The maintenance exercises are great and they keep my back well.
After Long Term Use
I have practiced the material in this book diligently for the past 8 months, and I think that sets me apart from the many who review this book after shorter use.The methods described in the book offer short-term relief positions for those in pain from musculosleletal problems.They are not unique, as yoga and physical therapy help in a similar fashion. They did not cure my back/disc related pain. Egoscue's claim that 95% of people doing these excercises will recover in a week is absurd, and his theories, though interesting, are unproven.Who is to say that his "successes" would not have recovered naturally in time?Having said that, I do think the book can give comfort to those in pain, but don't expect a cure.

Some simple exercises can really help
I have just begun to get through this book.I quickly went to the section on back pain and tried the isometric exercises involving squeezing a pillow between your knees.Results were immediate and very beneficial.My back is feeling better than it has in years. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Healing    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Pain Management    6. Pain Medicine    7. Exercise & workout books    8. Health & Fitness / General   

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excellent resource
great basic info about different cases and basic anesthetic considerations. highly recommend!

Bulkiness prevents it from being where I need it most
Good book. Its bulkiness prevents it from being available where I need it, in the hospital, in the OR etc.. Happy Anesthesiologist
I used this book continuously throughout my residency.It is a very useful tool for perioperative management of patients.I still reference it during practice for those cases that I do not do routinely.It is an excellent reference. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Critical Care    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Operations, Surgical    8. Pain Medicine    9. Surgery - Neurosurgery    10. Surgery, Operative    11. Anaesthetics    12. Medical / Pain Medicine    13. Surgery   

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Let's learn all the facts.
I don't know, myself, exactly what I think of craniosacral therapy. But I've made a point of searching out the most sceptical material I could find on the subject, and I have read the ENTIRE BCC meta-study on it that was released a few years ago, not just Stephen Barett's opinions on it (which is all that some commenters have read, I think!) This "study of studies" was basically for the purposes of trying to decide if craniosacral therapy should be covered by third-party payers, and it reviewed all studies to date. It basically came up with three conclusions:
Controversial but not quite a quack science
Au contraire Mr. Deveno, everyone knows the cranial rhythmic impulse, like the pulse rate and blood pressure, varies from time to time and from person to person and from measurer to measurer. But this is an aside. A recent article in the respected Journal of Pediatrics, showed that osteopathic manipulation (which included CST) helped in cases of otitis media (i.e. ear infections). What makes CST controversial is the theory that the cranial sutures are being moved and that cerebrospinal fluid motion is being influenced. This is the theory behind CST. For all we know the working mechanism of CST could be completely different. Upledger's book is well written and gives practical advice on the treatment of patients, as well as the current working theory behind CST. He includes not only his variation of the vault maneuvers, but also the classical vault maneuvers developed by Sutherland.By the way it should be noted that Upledger taught CST at MSU-College of Osteopathic Medicine which is consistently ranked as a top 50 medical school by US News and World Report.

Why craniosacral therapy is a quack science ...
In various studies of craniosacral therapy, when multiple practioners are asked to determine the craniosacral pulse rate of a common set of patients they quite consistently fail to agree on rates. But this is an aside, the fact of the matter is that bones of the skull really are fused after a certain age of childhood. Craniosacral therapy has been objectively studied ... and found wanting. This is the primary reason why most respectable osteopathic teaching schools have decided to leave craniosacral therapy off the curriculum. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Clinical & Internal Medicine   

Reviews (17)

like it
I got the book for my ICU rotation, its a easy read. Goes over the imp stuff and the basics too. Liked it a lot.

excellent book overall
Too little details in places (mechanical ventilation) but too wordy in others.Excellent cardiopulmonary phys review, good breadth of subjects.Kinda big book but fast reading.

My favorite
This book is rare because it is original. It welcomes you to the real world of critical care as seen by one expert physician. It was probably never intended for quick reference or board prep. The relatively large print and generous spacing make the book bigger but more pleasant to read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Critical care medicine    3. Intensive Care Medicine    4. Intensive Care Units    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Pain Medicine    8. Reference    9. Accident & emergency medicine    10. Critical care surgery   

Editorial Review

What causes chronic, debilitating back pain, one of the most common--andexpensive to treat--ailments in the world? According to Robin McKenzie, a NewZealand physiotherapist for over 40 years and author of the wildly popularself-help manuals Read more

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Good read for those with back pain
Has stretches that definitely help reduce chronic neck and back pain. Recommended by my physician.Stunned that the chiropractor never told me about it!

Book Review of 7Steps to a Pain-Free Life
This book was written in a clear and straight foward style and packed with invaluable information for back and neck pain sufferers.
Good Health and a Pain Free Back
This book is much more than a few simple exercises. It taught me a lot of things, from why I should not be lifting heavy things first thing in the morning to what is the proper way to sneeze (looking up). Posture is extremely important.The pain will surely come back if the posture is not corrected, no matter how many exercises you do all these things was necessary for me to learn from this book.Read the book and learn from the advice about good posture etc,.So the book really helps me, and I completely recommend it.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Backache    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    6. Exercise therapy    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Neck pain    10. Pain Management    11. Health & Fitness / Pain Management   

Editorial Review

Of the many well-documented horror stories associated with the U.S. Healthcare System, none are more shocking and hard to believe than that exposed by investigative reporter Katherine Eban in Read more

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Excellent Research
This is a well researched book (really well) and uses easy to understand language. It was a bit confusing to me in the beginning since he used some flashback type story telling. I was hoping to pull some powerful statistics out of this book, but was only to get some weak ones. This a a great book to have if you like having evidence that the U.S. Government is no saviour.

Dangerous Doses
This is an outstanding book every American should read.This book was recommended to me by a Vice President of a large mail order pharmacy corporation.I am the Assistant Vice President for Supply Chain Pharmacy Operations of a large healthcare system.As such I am responsible for making our Supply Chain Pharmacy Operations more safe and efficient.This book has been an eye opener for me.I have already quoted it several times in meetings and on conference calls.We all need to be engaged in making our healthcare supply chain as safe and efficient as possible.This is a non-fiction book, but it reads like a fiction one because its so unbelievable.It could very easily be made into a movie and be very successful in that media.

More Government Bungling!
While the FDA and drug companies rail about the potential dangers of imported drugs, they ignore or downplay reports about adulterated, counterfeit drugs from within the U.S., and fight efforts to improve the reliability of the system. Meanwhile, law-enforcement efforts to correct the problem are frequently blocked by political intervention for donors, legal threats, a patch-work of varying State laws, fraudulent paperwork, regulators giving drug wholesaling licenses to known criminals, and inter-departmental squabbling over who's in charge or gets the credit.
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Subjects:  1. Drug adulteration    2. Drugs    3. General    4. Health Care Issues    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Other Miscellaneous Crimes    8. Pain Medicine    9. Pharmaceutical policy    10. Pharmacy    11. Safety measures    12. True Crime / Espionage    13. United States    14. True Crime / General   

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Wonderfull Resourse
This is a wonderful resourse that can be used by anyone in the massage profession.It is valuable not only for the therapist but also for the client.Wonderful referances and great layout.

Excellent, easy to use quick reference of trigger points and referred pain.
The trigger point spiral bound charts have the same diagrams of trigger points and referred pain patterns as the Travell & Simons 2 volume set, Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual -- Volumes 1 and 2.They are grouped by major body sections for quick review and have references to the more detailed information in the manuals for ease in looking up additional information.They can be set up in an examination/treatment room to use for explanations to a client or for quick reference by the practioner.No need to fumble through pages of the manuals to find trigger points or referred pain locations, just turn to the chart page for the specific section of the body that the pain is located in and there is the necessary information.Because of their portability these are a great reference for therapists who travel off sight or instructors teaching in assorted locations. An excellent compliment to the 2 volume set.

Good reference for massage students
I used these charts as a good reference for some preparation for the National Certification exam for Massage and Bodywork.I also used Tortora's Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, and Leonardi's Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Vol 1, isbn: 0971999643Read more

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Orthopedics    4. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    5. Pain & pain management    6. Physiotherapy   

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A Must fot the Oral Boards
You've passed the written boards - Congratulations!Now that you're sober again it's time to start thinking about the orals and this puppy is a big part of the solution.It's set up in an oral board question and answer style.Simply read the question -without looking at their answer- and then answer it out loud like you would if the examiner were sitting there in front of you. I know it's weird but it really does help to also practice in front of a mirror to eliminate all of the bizarre facial tics you never knew you had.Now look at the answer.Were you right or even close?Good! Keep going, you'll hone your style to a razor's edge.This technique, along with some good mock oral practice with those attendings who know how to give them, will have you spraying champagne over your friends and family like you've won the Grand Prix of Monaco the night after!

an overly comprehensive review
I do agree that this textbook is a very well-done, well written book with a lot of value for anesthesiologists. However, as a tool for oral board study it is actually a bit too comprehensive and inclusive. Take my word for it, during your oral board exam you are not going to be asked about histologic changes in the bronchial mucosa of the asthmatic or the synthetic pathway of catecholamines. The person studying for the oral anesthesiology board doesn't have time to waste learning material that he or she doesn't need to know. I recommend instead Clinical Cases in Anesthesia by Reed. Same format, much more focused on the material that the anesthesiologist must know for the oral exam.

NICE BOOK
WRITTEN IN A FORMAT OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT MAKES YOUR PREPERATION FOR THE BOARD MUUCH MORE YIELDED.A VERY GOOD SUPPLEMENT FOR ANESTHESIA PREPERATION ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Case studies    4. Critical Care    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pain Medicine    9. examination questions    10. Anaesthetics    11. Medical / Education & Training   

Subjects:  1. Brain chemistry    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Movements - Behaviorism    4. Pain Medicine    5. Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology    6. Psychology    7. Psychopharmacology    8. Pharmacology   

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finally a good one
A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia 3rd edition was a required text for me.However, I was delighted to discover its readability.Information is well organized and concise, yet packed w/ as much detail as you can take.I was greatful to not have to rake thru "fluff" in search of useful, comprehensible information.Good for any health professionalinterested in cardiac surgery and anesthesia.

This book is a must for all anesthesiology residents.
Every anesthesiology resident should run, not walk, to purchase this book. It is concise, very readable, and can be used as the primary reference for the cardiac anesthesia rotations.To date I have yet to find a significantomission. Do your self a favor and buy this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesia in cardiology    3. Anesthesiology    4. Cardiology    5. Chest    6. Heart    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Pain Medicine    10. Surgery    11. Anaesthetics    12. Cardiovascular medicine    13. Medical / Ophthalmology   

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A Great Pain Management Text
Griggsby Wright, MD says:
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Subjects:  1. Analgesia    2. Anesthesia    3. Anesthesiology    4. Critical Care    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Nerve Block    8. Pain    9. Pain (Medical Aspects)    10. Pain Medicine    11. Medical / Education & Training    12. Pain & pain management   

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Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine 3e
It's here. What we've all been waiting for. The third edition of the OTPM. And it doesnot disappoint. Palliative Medicine
For local physician's association who counts up to 350 GP' ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Immunology    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Oncology    5. Pain    6. Palliative Care    7. Palliative treatment    8. Terminal Care    9. therapy    10. Medical / Terminal Care    11. Medicine | Palliative Medicine    12. Palliative medicine   

Reviews (4)

Incredible pocket resource
I cannot imagine practicing without this book in my lab coat. Indispensible information. Allows you to solidly build a case before approaching the physician. Great reference tables and information for solid clinical decision making.

Nice pocket guide
I've used my little handbook for a number of years now and recently purchased copies for my case managers.They have reported they refer to the handbook often and it is kept with them at all times while they are in the field.It is well worth the money.

Simply Fantastic
I purchased this book 2 years ago when I first became a hospice nurse and I have to tell you what a blessing it has been.Not only did it allow me to effectively provide my patient with appropriate pain and symptom management, but it also proved a wonderful teaching guide for the PCP for their patients.Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Internal Medicine    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Anatomy    3. Diagnosis    4. Exercise Therapy    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Musculoskeletal Diseases    8. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    9. Rheumatology    10. Biomechanics, human kinetics    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy    12. Orthopaedics & fractures    13. Pain & pain management    14. Physiotherapy    15. Sports injuries & medicine   

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Diagnosis, Fluoroscopic    3. Handbooks & Manuals    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Injections, Spinal    6. Instruments & Supplies    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Orthopedics    10. Pain Management    11. Pharmacology    12. Puncture    13. Spine    14. Medical / Anesthesiology   

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Okay, but kind of cumbersome
First of all, I must say that this is an excellent book to get detailed information when you are in a bind in the OR.But the problem I have with this book is that it is sort of in a no-man's-land of materials.If I need the nitty-gritty on a subject, I go to Barash or Miller, but in the OR, I only need to get to the stuff I seem to have forgotten, so I go to Ezekiel. Mass General falls somewhere between too much information for the OR, and not enough information for home use.I've also found it rather difficult at times to find things with the small, cramped print. (Not to mention that it doesn't fit as easily as Ezekiel in the back pocket of your scrubs)
Good for the O.R.
This book seems to be the icon for O.R. pocket references in Anesthesiology. Anesthesia from A to Z
"Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massuchussets General Hospital" offers concise yet thorough coverage on all aspects of anesthesia.From preoperative visit to basic airway management, from fluid requirements of the surgical patient to specific considerations on cardiac, respiratory and liver diseases, this book has it all in an easily accesible way, especially when your above the "blood-brain barrier".I would especially recomend the chapter on resuscitation of trauma and burns victims, because of the thorough coverage of the subject, better than in many surgical textbooks I have read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Anesthetics    4. Critical Care    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pain Medicine    9. administration & dosage    10. methods    11. Anaesthetics    12. Medical / Education & Training   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Consumer Health    3. Cross-cultural studies    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diseases    6. General    7. History    8. Pain    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Treatment    12. History of medicine    13. Pain & pain management    14. Science / General    15. Social history   

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Finally a clear and comprehensive practical guide
As a psychologist who specializes in working with people with chronic pain, I have waited years for a comprehensive book that could answer my basic questions about strategies for effective pain management.This isthe book.I have used it both clinically and as a reference for my ownwriting and teaching.The book is very well-written, not too technical andmaintains a high standard for the information included.Every attempt hasbeen made to validate recommended approaches with solid research andsuggestions with limited or mixed research results are clearly indicated. The authors have selected an outstanding mix of contributors, eachrecognized as experts and authorities in the field. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Applied Psychology    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Pain    5. Pain Medicine    6. Physiological Psychology    7. Psychological aspects    8. Psychology    9. Psychotherapy    10. Treatment    11. Pain & pain management    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Physiological Psychology   

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A book I recommend to my fellow
Dr. James Rathmell makes interventional pain management really easy. As I recall this is one of the few books that teaches how to do interventional pain procedures using a coaxial thecnique. This is a must have book specially for pain fellows. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Atlases    3. Conduction anesthesia    4. Imaging    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Pain    8. Pain Medicine    9. Treatment    10. Medical / Pain Medicine