A history of dry needling

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 301-307

  Legge, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dry needling; History; Musculoskeletal pain; Myofascial trigger points

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; AWARENESS; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRY NEEDLING; FIBROMYALGIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCIATICA; SPINAL NERVE; SYRINGE; SYRINGE NEEDLE; THEORY; THERAPY; TRIGGER POINT; TRIGGER POINT THEORY;

EID: 84906213631     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2014.883041     Document Type: Review

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