Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief

Book Preface

I am deeply grateful to my late father, Clair Davies, whose original vision still shines on in this book. He poured all of himself into the first two editions, and I am honored to have the opportunity to build on that work. I am thank-ful, too, for the many people who supported him along the way.

I am also grateful to my husband, James, and my children, Sophia and Nora, for their love and support, and for giving me the freedom to work on this book. Thank you to Maria and Wayne, my sister and brother-i n-l aw, for having their bright eyes on; to my brother, Clay, for cheering me on; to my gram, Ruth Smith, for listening and giving advice; and to my mother- in- law, Jeanne Melchior, for enthusiasm and child- care help. I am also grateful to my late mother, Jan Lipuma, for her love, acceptance, and gentle guidance.

Thank you to Nancy Fuller for modeling for the new illustrations; to Keen Martin for being the worker bee, the filter, and my friend; to my good friends Rebecca Elliott, Jenny Claire Hoffman, Myra Evans, Faye Houser, and many others for helping me retain my tenuous grip on sanity; and to countless clients for the encouragement and the learning experiences they brought to me. Thank you to my workshop students for helping me to grow as a therapist and teacher.

Special thanks to Judith DeLany, Jan Dommerholt, Stew Wild, Sharon Sauer, Debbie Brodzick, Bjorn and Melady Svae, Rebecca Cohen, Katherine Marmor, and Martha Graziano for offering their professional expertise and helping me to get the content right. Thanks to Bear Decatur and Julie Harper for always being available to share their insights and knowledge. Copy editor Jean Blomquist did an excellent job of gracefully correcting my mistakes and clarifying the mysteries, thank you. My sincere gratitude to Jess O’Brien, acquisitions editor at New Harbinger Publications, for his consistent encouragement, levelheadedness, and guidance. Thank you to everyone at New Harbinger who worked so hard on this project and were so patient with me.