Biomechanics of the Hip Joint Under physiological hip joint loading, an inhomogeneous pressure distribution is present within the acetabulum, due to the physiological incongruence of the hip joint.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Anatomically, there…
Chapter 11 Deep Dry Needling of the Hip and Pelvic Muscles Blair H. Green; Jan Dommerholt Introduction The pelvis is the region of the body bound by the innominate bones,…
Chapter 9 Deep Dry Needling of the Arm and Hand Muscles César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Javier González Iglesias; Christian Gröbli; María Palacios-Ceña; José L. Arias-Buría Introduction Arm pain syndromes constitute a complex…
Chapter 16 Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling Zhonghua Fu; Li-Wei Chou Acknowledgement The authors thank Professor Chang-Zern Hong for his critical review of the manuscript. Concept and Terminology Myofascial trigger points (TrPs)…
Chapter 7 Deep Dry Needling of the Head and Neck Muscles César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Ana Isabel-de-la-Llave-Rincón; Ricardo Ortega-Santiago; Bárbara Torres-Chica; Jan Dommerholt Introduction Neck, head, and orofacial pain syndromes are among…
Chapter 8 Deep Dry Needling of the Shoulder Muscles Carel Bron; Jo L.M. Franssen; Betty T.M. Beersma; Jan Dommerholt Introduction Shoulder pain, shoulder complaints, and shoulder disorders are common terms…
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…
