Healing through Trigger Point Therapy: A Guide to Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction

For those living with fibromyalgia (FM), chronic myofascial pain (CMP), or persistent, unexplained symptoms, Healing Through Trigger Point Therapy offers a clear, evidence-informed path toward real healing and symptom relief.

Written for patients, bodyworkers, manual therapists, and healthcare providers, this book explores the overlooked role of trigger points (TrPs) in chronic pain and provides practical tools for identifying, managing, and treating them.

Supplemented with full-color images for easy reference, this book offers:

• A foundational understanding of trigger points and a comprehensive list of diverse symptoms that can be used to identify TrP-related pain.
• A detailed visual guide to trigger points throughout the body, with explanations of their pain referral patterns and common misdiagnoses.
• Insight into what can exacerbate trigger points—the mechanical, psychological, metabolic, and environmental facors that prolong chronic pain cycles.
• Clinical strategies for collaborative care, including history-taking, physical exams, and treatment approaches.
• Comprehensive anatomy overviews of muscle groups in the face, head, neck, trunk, shoulder, arms, hands, hips, thighs, legs, and feet.

Grounded in clinical observation and practical experience, this book invites both practitioners and lay readers to deepen their understanding of pain patterns, symptom complexity, and the importance of collaborative care. The material is designed to support more effective communication, treatment planning, and long-term management of conditions that are too often dismissed or misunderstood.

DEVIN J. STARLANYL has published over 100 articles on fibromyalgia and myofascial pain in national and international medical journals and is the coauthor of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain and author of The Fibromyalgia Advocate. JOHN SHARKEY, MSc, is a physiologist, anatomist, neuromuscular therapist, and the author of The Concise Book of Neuromuscular Therapy. The author lives in West Chesterfield, NH/Dublin, Ireland.