Dry Needling for Manual Therapists: Points, Techniques and Treatments, Including Electroacupuncture and Advanced Tendon Techniques

415 Pages·2016·6.54 MB·English

by  Gyer Giles Michael J

DRY NEEDLING FOR
MANUAL THERAPISTS
of related interest
The Active Points Test
A Clinical Test for Identifying and Selecting Effective Points for Acupuncture and Related Therapies
Stefano Marcelli
ISBN 978 1 84819 233 1
eISBN 978 0 85701 207 4
DRY NEEDLING FOR
MANUAL THERAPISTS
Points, Techniques and Treatments, Including
Electroacupuncture and Advanced Tendon
Techniques
Giles Gyer, Jimmy Michael and Ben Tolson
LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA
Medical images provided by Alila Medical Images.
Photos taken by Frances Tolson (www.evokepictures.co.uk).
First published in 2016
by Singing Dragon
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Contents PART I BACKGROUND
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 A Short History of Acupuncture
PART II THEORIES AROUND DRY NEEDLING AND
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Chapter 3 Myofascial Pain and Trigger Points
Chapter 4 Physiological Mechanism of Acupuncture in Pain Control
Chapter 5 Unifying Theories of Acupuncture: Fascia, Piezoelectricity and
Embryology
Chapter 6 Current Research into Dry Needling
PART III PREPARING FOR TREATMENT
Chapter 7 Safety Aspects of Dry Needling
Chapter 8 Palpation
Chapter 9 Deqi
Chapter 10 Planning Treatment
PART IV NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
Chapter 11 Muscles: Techniques and Clinical Implications
Chapter 12 Electroacupuncture
Chapter 13 Tendinopathy and Tendon Techniques
Subject Index
Author Index
Part I
BACKGROUND
Chapter 1