Treatment

MyoRehab A very good treatment center in Albuquerque, NM.  Their web site has info about treatment & articles by the therapists about different variations of myofascial pain & treatment they have done.

American Institute for Myofascial Studies A complete training program totaling 150 hours divided into 10 seminars given monthly.

National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists  Learn about trigger point therapy, find a therapist in your area & find out what they have to do to be certified

Books

Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual by David G. Simons, Janet G. Travell, Lois S. Simons, Barbara D. Cummings

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief by Clair Davies

The Manual of Trigger Point and Myofascial Therapy by Dimitrios Kostopoulos, Konstantine Rizopoulos

Web Pages

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook home page The inspiration for this site

A Podiatrist's Guide to Trigger Points

American Family Physician Article on Trigger Point (MPS) diagnosis & management It oversimplifies a very complex situation, but it's got some good info

Perpetuating Factors These are the things that cause or keep Trigger points going. You must take care of them before you can get rid of trigger points.