Table of Contents

Dedication Foreword by Leon Chaitow Foreword by Robert D. Gerwin Preface Acknowledgements Contributors

PART 1 Basis of trigger point dry needling Chapter 1 Basic concepts of myofascial trigger points (TrPs) César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Jan Dommerholt

Chapter 2 Proposed mechanisms and effects of trigger point dry needling Jan Dommerholt, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

Chapter 3 Part 1: Effects of acupuncture needling on connective tissue Helene M. Langevin Part 2: Fascia and dry needling Jan Dommerholt

Chapter 4 Trigger point dry needling: safety guidelines Johnson McEvoy

Chapter 5 Professional controversies and dry needling Jan Dommerholt

PART 2 Clinical and evidence-informed approach of TrP dry needling Chapter 6 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

Chapter 7 Deep dry needling of the shoulder muscles Carel Bron, Jo L.M. Franssen, Betty T.M. Beersma

Chapter 8 Deep dry needling of the arm and hand muscles César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Javier González Iglesias, Christian Gröbli, Ricky Weissmann

Chapter 9 Deep dry needling of the trunk muscles Louise Kelley, Michelle Finnegan, Jan Dommerholt

Chapter 10 Deep dry needling of the hip, pelvis and thigh muscles Dawn Sandalcidi, Jan Dommerholt

Chapter 11 Deep dry needling of the leg and foot muscles Orlando Mayoral-del-Moral, María Torres-Lacomba

PART 3 Other dry needling approaches Chapter 12 Superficial dry needling Peter Baldry

Chapter 13 Dry needling from a Western medical acupuncture perspective Mike Cummings

Chapter 14 Intramuscular stimulation (IMS) Steven R. Goodman, Cory B. Choma

Chapter 15 Fu's subcutaneous needling Zhonghua Fu, Li-Wei Chou

About the Author

Dr Dommerholt is a physiotherapist and Diplomate of the Academy for Integrative Pain Management. He owns two physical therapy clinics in Maryland specializing in the management of individuals with chronic pain conditions including myofascial pain. In addition, Dr Dommerholt is owner of Myopain Seminars, a post-graduate continuing education company offering a wide variety of myofascial pain courses, dry needling courses, TMD and pelvic pain management courses, among others.

Reviews

"The book's narrative style incorporates clinical and empirical evidence to underpin arguments for and against dry needling. It takes the reader on a clear journey from the effects of using needles on connective tissue and fascia to the evidence and application of trigger point dry needling...This is an excellent book for any physiotherapist who wants a clinically relevant overview of dry needling." In Touch, July 2013