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An essential self-help guide to treatment of chronic pain based on myofascial release This indispensible self-help guide is for anyone suffering from chronic pain and struggling to understand why standard medical approaches have failed them. Taking a mind-body approach, the book clearly and simply explains how chronic pain develops, and why an understanding of fascia - the main connective tissue in the body - is the key to restoring pain-free movement and health. Author and myofascial release expert Amanda Oswald informs readers about the role of fascia in chronic pain and empowers them to help themselves through simple and effective self-care techniques, stretches, and exercises. Living Pain Free is a must-read for anyone experiencing chronic pain from conditions including migraines and headaches, repetitive strain injury (RSI) , jaw (TMJ) pain, frozen shoulder, neck and back pain, chronic pelvic pain, scar tissue, and systemic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and myofascial pain syndrome.
About the Author
Amanda is a leading UK myofascial release specialist, working for the last 11 years exclusively with clients suffering chronic pain. She is the founder of the Pain Care Clinic, with locations in London's prestigious Harley Street and elsewhere in the UK. Her journey into myofascial release started with her own chronic pain. She spent many years working in stressful jobs, alternating long hours in the office with vigorous sports including rugby and long-distance running. Like many people, she dismissed the warning aches and pains that came and went from time to time. And predictably she developed first RSI and then a prolapsed disc. Chronic pain set in and took over her life forcing her to stop working and abandon the leisure activities she loved. Just wanting to be out of pain, she said yes to surgery that was offered, knowing nothing of the alternatives. The disc pain went but she was left scar tissue from the surgery, which left her conscious of physical restrictions, and fearful of the pain returning. In her efforts to heal herself completely, she re-trained and qualified first as a massage therapist then as a sports massage therapist. During her advanced massage studies, she heard about myofascial release and everything changed.Myofascial release is a gentle non-invasive bodywork technique that works on the body's connective tissue - fascia - to release physical restrictions and pain patterns. Coming from an holistic tradition, it takes a mind-body approach, recognising that emotional experiences and trauma can play an important part in our experience of pain.Having discovered myofascial release, Amanda wanted to learn everything she could about fascia. She trained with a wide range of fascia experts in the USA, UK, and Europe. She attended workshops and courses and fascia symposia, participated in fascial dissections, and read many, many fascia books. "Living Pain Free: Healing Chronic Pain with Myofascial Release" is the result of Amanda's studies and 10 years of clinic work with many people experiencing a wide range of complex chronic pain conditions. Each and every one of them has taught her more about the relationship between fascia and chronic pain, and in return she has treated them myofascially and explained to them what is going on in their bodies, why they have chronic pain, and how to take control of their own recovery so they can ensure their pain does not return.The book shares this knowledge and is intended inspire as many people as possible to heal themselves fascially.Amanda and her team also run "Living Pain Free" workshops for the public and have developed self-help products for myofascial release. For more information about the workshops, products, and Pain Care Clinic, visit our website at paincareciinic.co.uk.
