DESCRIPTION:
This exciting new publication is the first authoritative resource on the market with an exclusive focus on Trigger Point dry needling (TrP). It provides a detailed and up-to-date scientific perspective against which TrP dry needling can be best understood.
The first section of the book covers important topics such as the current understanding and neurophysiology of the TrP phenomena, safety and hygiene, the effect of needling on fascia and connective tissue, and an account on professional issues surrounding TrP dry needling. The second section includes a detailed and well-illustrated review of deep dry needling techniques of the most common muscles throughout the body. The third section of the book describes several other needling approaches, such as superficial dry needling, dry needling from a Western Acupuncture perspective, intramuscular stimulation, and Fu""s subcutaneous needling.
CONTENTS:
PART 1. Basis of trigger point dry needling
Chapter 1. Basic concepts of myofascial trigger points (TrPs)
Chapter 2. Proposed mechanisms and effects of trigger point dry needling
Chapter 3. Part 1: Effects of acupuncture needling on connective tissue
Part 2: Fascia and dry needling
Chapter 4. Trigger point dry needling: safety guidelines
Chapter 5. Professional controversies and dry needling
PART 2. Clinical and evidence-informed approach of TrP dry needling
Chapter 6. Deep dry needling of the head and neck muscles
Chapter 7. Deep dry needling of the shoulder muscles
Chapter 8. Deep dry needling of the arm and hand muscles
Chapter 9. Deep dry needling of the trunk muscles
Chapter 10. Deep dry needling of the hip, pelvis and thigh muscles
Chapter 11. Deep dry needling of the leg and foot muscles
PART 3. Other dry needling approaches
Chapter 12. Superficial dry needling
Chapter 13. Dry needling from a Western medical acupuncture perspective
Chapter 14. Intramuscular stimulation (IMS)
Chapter 15. Fu""s subcutaneous needling
