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…
Chapter 6 Dry Needling Across Different Disciplines Jan Dommerholt Introduction: scope of practice Scope of practice is generally defined as the activities that an individual healthcare provider performs in the…
Chapter IV Thoracic Assessment Tip 1 Identifying Key Bony Landmarks Tip 2 Thoracolumbar Junction Syndrome (Maigne Syndrome) Tip 3 Postural Assessment of the Thoracic Region – A Reminder Tip 4…
Chapter I Neck Assessment Tip 1 Assessing Range of Movement Tip 2 How to Tell What Is a “Normal” Range of Movement Tip 3 Using a Goniometer to Measure Cervical…
