Valerie DeLaune is a licensed acupuncturist and certified neuromuscular therapist, with a Masters Degree in Acupuncture from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and certificates from Heartwood Institute and Brenneke School of Massage. She has been in practice since 1989, and has seen patients from all over the world.
She has written eleven trigger point books: Pain Relief with Trigger Point Self Help (book-on-CD ROM, 2004), Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches and Migraines: Your Self-Treatment Workbook for Pain Relief (paperback, 2008), Trigger Point Therapy for Foot, Ankle, Knee, and Leg Pain (paperback and e-book, 2010), Pain Relief with Trigger Point Self-Help (paperback, 2011), Trigger Point Therapy for Repetitive Strain Injuries (paperback, 2012), Trigger Point Therapy Workbook for Shoulder Pain including Frozen Shoulder (e-book, 2nd Ed. 2013), Trigger Point Therapy Workbook for Upper Back and Neck Pain (e-book, 2nd Ed. 2013), Trigger Point Therapy Workbook for Lower Back and Gluteal Pain (e-book, 2nd Ed. 2013), Trigger Point Therapy Workbook for Chest and Abdominal Pain (e-book, 2013), Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches and Migraines including TMJ Pain (e-book, 2013), and Trigger Point Therapy for Lower Arm Pain including Elbow, Wrist, Hand & Finger Pain (e-book, 2013). She has written articles for ADVANCE for Physical Therapists, Massage World magazine, Fibromyalgia Magazine, Yoga Magazine, and the International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation on trigger point topics, and has written several articles for the Juneau Empire on acupuncture topics.
Valerie teaches trigger point continuing education workshops in the U.S., and currently resides in Alaska. www.triggerpointrelief.com
Distance learning trigger point classes for health care providers: http://triggerpointrelief.com/workshops.html
For private consultations, please see http://healthiersolutionsforyou.3dcartstores.com/Consultations_c_16.html
My intention is to assist patients by teaching them self-help techniques that will empower them to make positive changes in their lives and their health.
My websites http://triggerpointrelief.com/ and http://healthiersolutionsforyou.com provide a wealth of information on using trigger point treatments to eliminate pain.