Trigger Points of Pain: Wall Charts (Set of 2)

Great support for massage therapist.

I really enjoy the visual of this chart for my patients to see how trigger points refer pain, and the patterns that are common and it also helps so that they understand why we’re working on a certain area of the body to release their pain.

Fantastic tool to have clients identify areas/patterns of chronic pain or tension and identify the specific areas (trigger points) needing attention. There are too many therapeutic approaches available to detail here and how you structure your therapeutic sessions is, of course, up to you. But eventually many client issues will come down to trigger points with referred patterns of pain or sensation in remote areas of the body ... not the areas (or surrounding areas) clients want you to address directly. Trigger point therapy for stubborn chronic pain, either as an early or later tool, has never failed me. This chart makes explaining the theory and intention of the modality quick and easy. It can also involve clients in changing the habits that create their trigger points once the real muscle causing the problem is identified. The illustrations are quite adequate, and, yes, with the rising standards of illustration that bombard us daily in media, they seem dated. But their simplicity and accuracy just about always elicit the surprised response: "OMG, that's EXACTLY how it hurts!"

I'd truly like to give this product a 4.5 star rating, as the one I received seemed to have cheap laminate that was a bit bent up during shipping. As for the chart itself, it gives a quick reference to trigger points and referral patterns at a glance, so whatever is not yet committed to memory can be accessed easily in the moment of a bodywork session. Best accompanied by the Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction Trigger Point Manual, Volume 1 and 2 by Travell and Simons

This is a GREAT vendor! When we first ordered from them, they called to make sure we knew that the shipment would be coming from overseas. We were ok with that and went ahead with the purchase. The product arrived in perfect condition and before expected. We have now bought from them multiple times and expect to buy many more times from them. They are GREAT to work with. I can't say enough good about them.

As expected these are a great reference. It's a bonus they were laminated. I couldn't afford to frame them but used stained screen moulding and just framed the outside. Worked great! These are unfortunately expensive everywhere! :/ the only reason I gave it a four.

I appreciate that the active trigger points are marked on the images whereas the 2019 textbook has removed them. They did come in a bit wrinkled on the ends from shipping. Perhaps a little bubble wrap on the ends would help.

These are great intake tools for my massage practice. Much easier to read than other trigger point charts. My clients refer to them as my "World Map of Pain."