Tasso G. Spanos

Tasso G. Spanos of the South Side, father of Mark Spanos, who was unavailable to be interviewed, was a pioneer in the field of trigger point myotherapy in Pittsburgh.
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"He was on his way to work, but he stayed there for an hour and watched the show," Spanos said.

From that TV Program, Tasso Spanos embarked on a voyage of self-education.He studied Travell's work and the work done by the late Hans Kraus, who was called "the father of sports medicine" in his obituary in a recent issue of Sports Illustrated.

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Tasso Spanos Director of The Center for Pain Treatment Certified Trigger Point Myotherapist

Developed by Tasso Spanos, Certified Trigger Point Myotherapist and Exercise Therapist, in 1982 at Chautauqua Institution.

After using Trigger Point Myotherapy on a patient, trigger points are released and the muscle suddenly relaxes. At that time, Mr. Spanos gently stretches the offended muscle in order to restore it to a normal range of motion. This special stretch exercise is then given to the patient to be done at home. It is in this way that the patient continues to improve.

The FEELING BETTER EXERCISE VIDEO contains 100 of these special stretch exercises. On the video Mr. Spanos first announces the particular pain or weakness problem and then gives the specific gentle stretch exercise to fix that problem. Problems are discussed and gentle stretch exercises for the whole body are demonstrated.

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May 7: Tasso Spanos
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Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy: FREE Talk by TASSO SPANOS.Also, therapies by appointment at The Green Bough!

Tasso Spanos, the area's leading Myofascial Trigger Point specialist, is back at The Green Bough!In addition to his important, informative and entertaining talk about Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy, he will be seeing clients BY APPOINTMENT from 9AM until Noon.

Tasso G. Spanos, a pioneer in the field of trigger point myotherapy in Pittsburgh, will speak on health and alternative medicine at an Academy of Lifelong Learning class from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday in the training room at Starvaggi Hall on the campus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Spanos is the founder of the Center for Pain Treatment, where Pittsburgh's only certified trigger point myotherapists are headquartered.

Tasso Spanos, founder of the Center for Pain Treatment, said to become certified, a candidate must take preliminary college-level courses in such subjects as anatomy and physiology, then 500 hours of specialized training in Trigger Point Myotherapy from a school approved by the National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists, and pass the association's 3 hour examination.

"It's important to work with a certified myotherapist," Spanos said. "Otherwise, you might be getting someone who had only 10 hours training over a weekend ... the whole effort begins to deteriorate."

In addition to the four at his center, he believes there are three other certified myotherapists in the Pittsburgh area.

Tasso G. Spanos of the South Side, father of Mark Spanos, who was unavailable to be interviewed, was a pioneer in the field of trigger point myotherapy in Pittsburgh.
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From that TV program, Tasso Spanos embarked on a voyage of self-education.He studied Travell's work and the work done by the late Hans Kraus, who was called "the father of sports medicine" in his obituary in a recent issue of Sports Illustrated.

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Tasso Spanos, founder of the Center for Pain Treatment, said to become certified, a candidate must take preliminary college-level courses in such subjects as anatomy and physiology, then 500 hours of specialized training in Trigger Point Myotherapy from a school approved by the National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists, and pass the association's three-hour examination.

"It's important to work with a certified myotherapist," Spanos said.

"She received five thank-you notes from doctors," said Tasso Spanos, who teaches Travell's muscle therapy methods at The Pain Treatment Center on the South Side.
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"After it was printed, she received 5,000 thank-you letters -- all from doctors," Spanos said.

Later, when Spanos was telling the story to a large group, a surgeon in attendance interrupted and said, "But what's the cure?"Upon hearing it, he ran out of the room in search of a telephone.

When he returned, the physician explained that his brother, who was also a doctor, had had a case of the hiccups for five weeks.Just the day before, he had signed a release to be injected with curare, a highly poisonous substance made from South American plants that is sometimes used by doctors to paralyze muscles.

As the man spoke to his brother in his hospital bed, he explained the Travell procedure.Within seconds, the brothers hiccups stopped.

The procedure?Lean forward.

Tasso G. Spanos of the South Side, father of Mark Spanos, who was unavailable to be interviewed, was a pioneer in the field of trigger point myotherapy in Pittsburgh.
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"He was on his way to work, but he stayed there for an hour and watched the show," Spanos said.

From that TV program, Tasso Spanos embarked on a voyage of self-education.He studied Travell's work and the work done by the late Hans Kraus, who was called "the father of sports medicine" in his obituary in a recent issue of Sports Illustrated.