ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists (NAMTPT) A professional organization designed to establish and promote standards and provide continuing education for professionals dedicated to treating myofascial pain and dysfunction. Pittsburgh School of Pain Management Offers a 650-hour entry level program for those with or without medical background interested in becoming Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. Many allied health professionals also attend to expand their knowledge base and enhance their skills.  Graduates are eligible to sit for the certification exam offered by the Certification Board for Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. International Myopain Society A nonprofit health professionals organization dedicated to the promotion of information about soft-tissue pain disorders like myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome Certification Board for Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists     American Academy of Pain Management Inclusive, interdisciplinary organization serving clinicians who treat people with pain through education, setting standards of care and advocacy.   FACES, Inc. Fibromyalgia Association Created for Education and Self-Help   FACES, Inc. The Pressure Positive Company Manufacturerer of well-crafted and practical self-care tools such as the The Original Backnobber II® and The Original Jacknobber II®.  We strongly recommend the use of these tools when performing the compression techniques in the Sauer Self-Care Protocols. Microlight Corporation of America Manufacturer of the patented ML830® laser, and the first company to receive FDA clearance to market low-level laser therapy for the non-surgical treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

CLINICAL BOOKS

Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 1:  Upper Half of Body   Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction The Trigger Point Manual, Volume 2:  Lower Half of Body   Clinical Mastery in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain by Lucy Whyte Ferguson, DC and Robert Gerwin, MD   The Manual of Trigger Point and Myofascial Therapy by Dimitrios Kostopoulos, PT, PhD   Muscle Pain - Understanding Its Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment by Siegfried Mense, Dr. Med, David G Simons, MD, IJ Russell, MD, PhD    Muscles:  Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain by Florence Kendall, PT, FAPTA, Elizabeth McCreary, Patricia Provance, PT, Mary Rodgers, PT, PhD, William Romani, PT, PhD   Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia, 2nd Edition - Trigger Point Management by Edward S. Rachlin, MD, FACS and Isabel Rachlin, PT

CLINICAL ARTICLES

Simons, DG 2004 Review of Enigmatic MTrPs as a Common Cause of Enigmatic Musculoskeletal Pain and Dysfunction   Simons, DG 2002 Understanding Effective Treatments of Myofascial Trigger Points   Simons, DG, Travell JG 1983 Myofascial Origins of Low Back Pain 1. Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment   Simons, DG, Travell JG 1983 Myofascial Origins of Low Back Pain 2. Torso Muscles   Simons, DG, Travell JG 1983 Myofascial Origins of Low Back Pain 3. Pelvic and Lower Extremity Muscles   Shah, JP 2005 An In-Vivo Microanalytical Technique for Measuring the Local Biochemical Milieu of Human Skeletal Muscle

SELF-CARE BOOKS

Winners' Guide to Pain Relief by Hal Blatman, MD   When Movement Hurts:  A Self-Help Manual for Treating Trigger Points by Barbara J. Headley, PT, MSc, EMS Pain Erasure by Bonnie Prudden