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Janet Travell died in 1997 at the age of 95. This is not a new problem and many of the remedies are not new either.” – Talk Optimal Health and Time in 1971

“One of society’s great enemies is not disease but fatigue. She promoted a progressive model of wellness: Throughout the remainder of her life, Janet Travell was active writing, researching and teaching in the medical field. Travell stayed with the White House into the Johnson administration until leaving in 1965. After the President’s assassination, 50 years ago today, Dr. Under her recommendation, the Kennedy Rocker became a national trend. Even before her post at the White House, Travell was involved with the design of chairs in relation to musculoskeletal pain. When Kennedy won the presidency in 1960, Janet Travell became the first female to serve as personal physician to the President. Kennedy who suffered from terrible back pain. In 1955, Travell was called upon to treat then Senator John F. This included the use of vapocoolant sprays, which are still popular today. Travell developed successful techniques to accurately locate and treat the sources of skeletal muscle pain.

She practiced in New York City and eventually accepted a fellowship at Beth Israel Hospital where she studied arterial disease and first became interested in skeletal muscle pain. Kennedys White House physician, and David Simons are credited with having been pioneers in the. She studied at Wellesley College and Cornell University Medical College. Physicians Janet Travell, who later became President John F. Travell traced her father’s footsteps in pursuing medicine. Simons co-authored the two volume Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, considered by many to be the pinnacle resource in the field.ĭr. Travell contributed to hundreds of scientific articles and along with David G. Travell, MD was a physician and researcher who helped pioneer the study and treatment of myofascial pain.