Simons that I take a few moments to remember the important contribution he made towards relieving pain and suffering. It is with a deep sense of gratitude for the work of Dr. They had a genuine interest in relieving pain and were enthusiastic that so many practitioners used their work to great effect.
I've known a number of massage therapists, chiropractors, and medical doctors who have had contact with Travell and Simons over the years and they all remark at their incredible generosity. Travell and Simons began investigations into the causes and treatment of muscle pain and, in particular, the phenomenon that they came to name "trigger points." They mapped the most common locations of trigger points and their most common referral patterns which eventually led to the practice now commonly known as "trigger point therapy."
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Until Travell and Simons, muscular pain was not taken seriously by doctors and very little research was done about how to relieve it.
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Massage therapists, physical therapists, medical doctors, and chiropractic physicians all look to The Trigger Point Manual as an important resource for understanding and treating many common pain problems. At first met with skepticism, the concept of trigger points and their importance in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain eventually came to be accepted and embraced by practitioners in every area of pain relief and pain management. The contribution that Travell and Simons made to the world of pain management cannot be underestimated. hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut bandTravell & Simons. Simons, MD (1922-2010) to further explore the areas of trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome. Kennedy, was the first to propose the term myofascial trigger point in 1942. Janet Travell, the physician who helped President John F. (1901-1997), an American physician and personal rheumatologist to U.S. Simons co-authored Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual with Dr.
David Simons recently passed away at the age of 87. It is with great sadness that the massage community received the news that Dr.
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