Chapter 10 Deep Dry Needling of the Trunk Muscles Michelle Finnegan; Jan Dommerholt; César Fernández-de-las-Peñas Introduction Muscles of the trunk, linked intimately to vital human functions, aid in breathing, digestion,…
Chapter 12 Deep Dry Needling of the Leg and Foot Muscles Orlando Mayoral del Moral; María Torres Lacomba; Jan Dommerholt Introduction Muscles in the foot and leg are at a…
Chapter 15 Intramuscular Stimulation Steven R. Goodman; Cory B. Choma Introduction Gunn intramuscular stimulation (Gunn-IMS) is a technique for the treatment of patients with myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) based on…
Chapter 14 Dry Needling from a Western Medical Acupuncture Perspective Mike Cummings Introduction and historical development Dry Needling—A Historical Perspective Fossil evidence of trepanning suggests that man has used high…
Chapter 3 Dry Needling for Fascia, Scar, and Tendon César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; José L. Arias-Buría; Jan Dommerholt Introduction Although this textbook’s primary focus is on trigger point (TrP) dry needling (DN),…
Chapter 5 Trigger Point Dry Needling: Safety Guidelines Johnson McEvoy Acknowledgement The author would like to acknowledge the authors and reviewers for the Irish Guidelines for Safe Dry Needling Practice…
Chapter 4 Dry Needling for Neurological Conditions Jaime Salom Moreno; César Fernández-de-las-Peñas Introduction Neurological conditions are chronic, progressive, and lifelong diseases accounting for about 6% of the global burden of…
Chapter 13 Superficial Dry Needling Peter Baldry (1920–2016) Introduction After a long and distinguished career with many contributions to a broad range of medical applications, not the least the field…
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Myofascial Trigger Points César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Jan Dommerholt Myofascial trigger point overview Myofascial trigger points (TrPs) are one of the most overlooked and ignored causes of…
Chapter 2 Proposed Mechanisms and Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling Jan Dommerholt; César Fernández-de-las-Peñas Introduction Many physical therapists and other clinicians have adopted a contemporary pain management approach and…
