Herniated Disc - Pain Relief and Rehabilitation

Simeon Niel Asher is a British osteopath who is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts in trigger point therapy. Simeon is the author of the best selling "Concise Book of Trigger Points" which has been a standard teaching text for more than 10 years.

In some cases someone who has a herniated disc may experience no symptoms. However, in most cases you will experience some discomfort, depending where in the spine it occurs and if the local nerve tissue has been affected. Usually, the discomfort is experienced in the local spinal muscles as an ache.

In most cases, the pain caused by a herniated disc is associated with trigger points (knots, or taut bands) in specific muscles of the trunk and spine. These can be treated extremely effectively with a combination of self-massage, stretching and gentle stretching exercises.

This fully illustrated self help guide provides clear and simple to follow instructions to help you identify the location of your "trigger points" (the correct area that requires massage). The program also includes stretching and strengthening exercises to perform between your self massage treatments that form part of the standard treatment protocol for a herniated disc.

All NAT self help programs come with online support, so you are never more than an email away from a trained therapist to answer any questions and to help you work through the self-help program.

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