Dry Needling

An Evidence and Clinical-Based Approach

Jan Dommerholt, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

310 Seiten

2026 | 3rd edition
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-323-87694-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Written and edited by international experts, Dry Needling: An Evidence and Clinical-Based Approach, 3rd Edition, is the most up-to-date and authoritative reference available on this expanding practice. Used by healthcare professionals worldwide, this sought-after reference has set the standard on the many aspects of dry needling of trigger points, fascia and scar tissue, neurological dry needling for spasticity, and other techniques. Thoroughly revised and illustrated in full color, this unique resource is useful for physiotherapists, chiropractors, myotherapists, acupuncturists, osteopaths, and athletic trainers-anyone who wishes to use dry needling to effectively reduce acute and chronic pain in their patients, as well as improve motor performance, range of motion, and strength.

Offers a comprehensive review of all aspects of dry needling, including an evidence-informed update of the current knowledge base of myofascial pain and trigger points
Provides meticulously updated information throughout, including detailed clinical guidelines and more images of muscle anatomy and referred pain patterns
Contains numerous new chapters: A Broad Perspective of Dry Needling; Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation: Theory and Clinical Applications; Dry Needling of Athletes; Canine and Equine Myofascial Pain and Dry Needling; and more

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Part 1: Basis of Trigger Point Dry Needling
1. Basic concepts of myofascial trigger points:
2. Proposed mechanisms and effects of trigger point dry needling
3. Dry needling for fascia and scar tissue, tendinopathy and enthesopathy
4. Dry needling for neurological conditions
5. Dry Needling - Safety Guidelines
6. Dry needling across different disciplines

Part 2: Clinical and Evidence-Informed Approach of TrP Dry Needling
7. Deep Dry Needling of the Head and Neck Muscles
8. Deep Dry Needling of the Shoulder Muscles
9. Deep Dry Needling of the Arm and Hand Muscles
10. Deep Dry Needling of the Trunk Muscles
11. Deep Dry Needling of the Hip and Pelvic Muscles
12. Deep Dry Needling of the Leg and Foot Muscles

Part 3: Other Dry Needling Approaches
13. Superficial Dry Needling
14. Dry Needling from a Western Medical Acupuncture Perspective
15. Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
16. Fu's Subcutaneous Needling

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2024
• Verlagsort: Philadelphia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
• ISBN-10: 0-323-87694-3 / 0323876943
• ISBN-13: 978-0-323-87694-0 / 9780323876940
• Zustand: Neuware