Resources
Websites of interest:
- American Physical Therapy Association - www.apta.org
- American Council on Exercise - www.acefitness.org
- Arthritis Foundation - www.arthritis.org
- Center for the Childbearing Year - www.center4cby.com
- Fibromyalgia Network - www.fmnetnews.com
- The International Pelvic Pain Society - www.pelvicpain.org
- Meet Ami Kalisek, McHenry, IL
- Myofascial Release - www.myofascialrelease.com
- Myofascial Resource - www.myofascialpainrelief.com/MFRresearch.html
- A web page by Walt Fritz, PT in New York. He is doing a great job of collecting research related to MFR and is happy to share.
- The National Lymphedema Network - www.lymphnet.org/aboutNLN/whoIsNLN.htm
- The slow movement - www.slowmovement.com/
- Stanford Pelvic Pain Program - www.pelvicpainhelp.com
- Dr. Peter Levine on Healing Trauma - www.traumahealing.com
- Myofascial Release Eases the Pain of Women's Health Problems-- www.myofascialrelease.com/news/showstory.asp?storyID=25
Recommended Reading
| Brach, Tara | Radical Acceptance |
| Butler, Moseley | Explain Pain |
| Calais-Germain, Blandine | Anatomy of Movement |
| Calais-Germain, Blandine | Anatomy of Movement: Exercises |
| Calais-Germain, Blandine | Female Pelvis: Anatomy and Exercises |
| Covell, Cathy | A Patient's Guide to Understanding John F. Barnes' Myofascial Release |
| Davis, Carol | Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation |
| Dreyer, Danny | ChiRunning and ChiWalking |
| Eric Franklin | Pelvic Power for Men and Womem |
| Gladwell, Malcolm | The Tipping Point |
| Gladwell, Malcolm | Blink |
| Honore, Carl | In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed |
| Lesser, Caroline | Broken Open |
| Levine, Peter | Waking the Tiger |
| Levine, Peter | Healing Trauma |
| Lipton, Bruce | The Biology of Belief |
| Meyers, Thomas | Anatomy Trains |
| Moseley, L. | Painful Yarns |
| Myss, Caroline | Why People Don't Heal |
| Pert, Candace | Molecules of Emotion |
| Starlanyl, Devin | Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome |
| Uppgaard, Robert | Taking Control of TMJ |
| Wise, David | A Headache in the Pelvis |
Self Treatment Items
Sold here at the clinic for your convenience:
- 4-inch inflatable balls for Self Myofascial Release
- Foam rollers for Self Myofascial Release and stretching
White or Black full and ½ rolls - Kinesiotape
- A Patient's Guide to Understanding John F. Barnes' Myofascial Release by Cathy Covell, PT
- Depend On Myself, a pelvic floor muscle trainer for female pelvic pain and weakness