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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook
by Clair Davies

Trigger point therapy is one of the most intriguing and fastest-growing bodywork styles in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, and alternative health practitioners are all beginning to use this technique to relieve the pain of individuals suffering from undiagnosable soft tissue pain-a condition that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits.

The technique involves applying short, repeated massage strokes to trigger point, places in the muscle tissue wherelack of oxygen causes referred pain. These points are easily located by general readers and create pain throughout the body in predictable patterns characteristic to each muscle, producing discomfort ranging from mild to severe. The stimulation of the point causes an increase in the oxygen level in the area and produces often instant relief. The first edition of The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook has made a huge impact in the use of this dynamic technique. This is the first major revision of the overnight classic-a complete update that includes new information specifically for massage professionals as well as a detailed discussion of systematic muscle relaxation techniques that can reinforce the therapeutic power of trigger point work.

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
by Martha Davis, Matthew, Ph.D. McKay, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, Matthew McKay

First introduced in 1980, the book received praise for presenting a comprehensive look at stress, its physical manifestations, and the multiple ways it can be managed. Twenty years later, its well-organized chapters on breathing, relaxation, meditation, thought stopping, and body awareness still guide the reader through copious self-help techniques to try and, eventually, master. Other chapters, including job stress management, goal setting and time management, and assertiveness training, focus on daily scenarios people often find distressing. Lessons in identifying key elements that trigger unpleasant responses and in reacting differently to these elements are designed to defuse perceived conflicts.

For this edition, coauthors Martha Davis (psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA), Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman (licensed clinical social worker with Kaiser Permanente Online), and Matthew McKay (clinical director of Haight-Ashbury Psychological Services, San Francisco, CA) have added topics on worry control, anger management, and eye-movement therapy. New diagrams and a more reader-friendly format should appeal to readers, despite a few typos and graphical mishaps. This is a valuable tool for therapists, their patients, and the stressed-at-large

Prostatitis Manual: A Practical Guide to the Management of Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome by J C Nickel, 2002

Textbook of Prostatitis
by J C Nickel (Editor)

Queen's Univ., Kingston, Canada. Covers the basic science of prostatitis; its epidemiology, evaluation and medical treatment; options for surgical intervention; and the likely future directions of research and treatment. For urologists and urology students.

Food Allergies and Food Intolerance : The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment Jonathan Brostoff MD, Linda Gamlin

Many men benefit hugely from investigating and eliminating dietary triggers.