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) Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Jan Dommerholt
Chapter 2 Proposed mechanisms and effects of trigger point dry needling Jan Dommerholt, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas
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 Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Ana Isabel-de-la-Llave-Rincon, Ricardo Ortega-Santiago, Barbara 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 Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Javier Gonzalez Iglesias, Christian Groebli, 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, Maria 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
