A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - July 2018

Jan Dommerholt; Michelle Finnegan; Todd Hooks; Li-Wei Chou

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.06.005

A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - July 2018

J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018 Jul;22(3):673-684. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Jun 27.

Authors

Jan Dommerholt¹, Michelle Finnegan², Todd Hooks³, Li-Wei Chou⁴

Affiliations

¹ Bethesda Physiocare, Bethesda, MD, USA; Myopain Seminars, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: jan@bpcemail.com.
² Bethesda Physiocare, Bethesda, MD, USA; Myopain Seminars, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: mbfpt77@gmail.com.
³ New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans, LA, USA. Electronic address: trhooks@hotmail.com.
⁴ China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: chouliwe@gmail.com.

PMID: 30100296
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.06.005

Abstract

In the current issue of this clinical overview, we are pleased to include several basic research studies ranging from the differentiation of radicular and non-radicular low back pain based on the presence of trigger points (TrPs) to the role of TrPs in patients with osteoarthritis, the diagnostic criteria of TrP, the accurate placement of needles in the piriformis muscle with dry needling (DN), and the reliability of TrP identification, among others. As usual, there are many new DN studies, but also several review papers, and manual TrP research. Contributing authors come from as many as 15 different countries!

Keywords: Dry needling; Manual therapy; Myofascial pain syndrome; Trigger points.

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy / methods
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / physiopathology*
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / rehabilitation*
Neck / physiopathology
Pain Management / methods
Shoulder / physiopathology
Therapy, Soft Tissue / methods*
Trigger Points / physiopathology*