I was browsing the internet due to on-going muscle aches and pains which to some degree is just the result of getting older, when I came across this book by clair Davies.  While I did not read it cover to cover, I was able to quickly discover some things that helped my problems.  A trigger point is a place in a muscle where the muscle has contracted but does not relax.  I knew from having gone to a massage therapist in the past that there were places in some of my muscles that would be incredibly sore.  In some cases a knot would have formed in the muscle.  After a few visits to the therapist, I would begin to get some relief.  The problem was finding the time to go and also the fac that it was expensive.

In this self-help book you learn how to locate those trigger points and how to massage them yourself.  I have been amazed at how well it has worked for me.  Sounds too simple but it really is.  The book goes into a great deal about all the different muscles and how they work but at least for me it was fairly easy to locate the muscles that I needed to address.  Most of my problmes centered around my right hip and right shoulder.  While I hardly ever play 18 holes of golf (only once this year), I go to the golf range at least a couple of times a week resulting in on going lingering aches, pains and stiffness.  Learning the trigger point therapy method has given me the relief I needed.

You don't want to buy this book just for reading material.  On the other hand, it is an inexpensive way to try to address some muscle and joint issues - not a cure all but helpful in some cases.