A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2020

Jan Dommerholt; Jacob N Thorp; Li-Wei Chou; Todd Hooks

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.04.001

A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2020

J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2020 Apr;24(2):213-224. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Authors

Jan Dommerholt¹, Jacob N Thorp², Li-Wei Chou³, Todd Hooks⁴

Affiliations

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

PMID: 32507147
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.04.001

Abstract

We are starting 2020 with 6 basic research studies, 9 review articles, 14 dry needling/injection studies, and one manual therapy paper for a total of 30 new papers. Topics range from studies on mechanisms, inflammatory mediators in myofascial pain, fascia, screening, Platelet-rich plasma intramuscular injections, and temporal summation to clinical studies on patients with tension-type headache, chronic pelvic pain, knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, generalized musculoskeletal pain, neck pain, breast cancer, tendinopathies, thoracic outlet syndrome, and canine dry needling, among others.

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

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy*
Animals
Dogs
Humans
Musculoskeletal Manipulations*
Myofascial Pain Syndromes* / therapy
Neck Pain
Trigger Points