How to Cure Myofascial Pain

About the Book

Myofascial pain is the most common pain; it is estimated that 60–70 per cent of all pain is of myofascial origin. There are many common diagnoses – such as sciatica, lumbago, tendinitis, arthrosis, bursitis, tennis elbow, and frozen shoulder – that have a myofascial origin. They are not life threatening, but they abate the quality of life and reduce functional capacity, creating stress and depression. They are also a big sanitary cost and cause for early retirement. There is a regrettable lack of knowledge surrounding myofascial pain and the existing possibilities to cure. With this manual, I try to spread my long experience in treating and curing these pains with my combination method. For the manual techniques, videos are included on the companion DVD to make the study easier.

About the Author

The author is the great grandson of the private doctor of Czar Nicolai II. He first studied in Finland at the University of Helsinki, and he graduated with his MD in 1973. Due to the serious illness of his daughter, he moved to Tenerife, where he learned Spanish and passed the Spanish medical exams at the University of La Laguna in 1976. In 1969 he received a grant to study with Dr Henryk Seyffarth, a Norwegian neurologist. Dr Seyffarth had developed a treatment method which used diluted local anaesthetic infiltrations into the painful sites, which at the time were called myosis. (The therapy is a kind of modification of the neural therapy of Dr Huneke.) In addition, Dr Seyffarth was a pioneer in ergonomics and correct posture. At this time the author also realized the importance of different therapeutic massage techniques, which he started to study. In 1973 the author did a course in Chinese acupuncture with Dr Felix Man in London. In 1976 he moved to Oslo, where he was able to study orthopaedic manual therapy (OMT) at Oslo University. He felt that these chiropractic skills were a very important addition to his treatment arsenal. Fort the last thirty-five years, he has had his own surgery clinic and has used the combination technique described in this book. By working with this method, he has helped thousands of patients to get rid of their pain, gain better bodily function, and acquire a better quality of life. The book has been already published in Spanish.