Dommerholt: Myofascial Trigger Points: Pathophysiology and Evidence-Informed Diagnosis and Management (Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine)

Myofacial Trigger Points: Pathophysiology and Evidence-Informed Diagnosis and Management is written by respected myofacial pain research and practice experts and addresses the etiology of trigger points, the epidemiology of myofascial pain, clinical managemnet of patients, specific treatment issues, and the role of trigger points in various pain syndromes. 

This text is an accessible introduction to myofascial trigger points for students and practicing clinicians, such as physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, a acupuncturists, and massage therapists.

Book features

• Provides a systemetic analysis of noninvasive treatments and invasive therapies, with spesific attention to trigger point dry needling.
• Discusses the clinical diagnosis and interrater reliability of trigger point palpation.
• Examines the proposed role of myofascial trigger points in peripheral and central sensitization.
• Explores the role of myofascial trigger points in the etiology of headaches, including a detailed case history emphasizing the integration of trigger point therapy into a conservative management approach.

Contents
Part 1 Pathophysiology

• Chapter 1- Myofascial Trigger Points: Translating Molecular Theory into Manual Therapy
• Chapter 2- Myofascial Trigger Points: An Evidence-Informed Review
• Chapter 3- Nutritional and Metabolic Perpetuating Factors in Myofascial Pain

Part 2 Diagnosis

• Chapter 4- Reliability of Myofascial Trigger Pont Palpation: A Systematic Review
• Chapter 5- Interrater Reliability of Palpation of Myofascial Trigger Points in Three Shoulder Muscles
• Chapter 6- Contributions of Myofascial Trigger Points to Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Part 3 Management

• Chapter 7- Effectiveness of Noninvasice Treatments for Active Myofascial Trigger Point Pain: A Systematic Review
• Chapter 8- Trigger Point Dry Needling
• Chapter 9- Physical Therapy Diagnosis and Management of a Patient with Chronic Daily Headache: A Case Report

Part 4 Future Research Directions

• Chapter 10- Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Unresolved Issues and Furture Directions

Index

About the Author(s)

• Jan Dommerholt, PT, DPT, MPS, DAAPM-President, Bethesda Physiocare Inc., President, Myopain Seminars.
• Peter Huijbregts, PT, MSc, MHSc, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT-Assistant Professor, University of St. Augustine for Health Science.

Product Details 

• Paperback: 225 pages 
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 1 edition (2011) 
• Language: English 
• ISBN-10: 0763779741 
• ISBN-13: 978-0763779740 
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches 

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