Got a TWITCH...... Join us as we explore how a taut band trigger point forms, chemical breakdown and what occurs to the band as a muscle is dry needled. Jan Dommerholt, President of Myopain Seminars, interviews with us discussing logistics, principles and current concepts of dry needling. He answers important questions on this hot topic and when this treatment technique is a warranted adjunct and when it's contraindicated. See remaining show notes for current research articles Jan references in the interview

Ball, A., Perreault, T., Fernández-de-las-Peñas, C., Agnone, M., & Spennato, J. (2022). Ultrasound confirmation of the multiple loci hypothesis of the myofascial trigger point and the diagnostic importance of specificity in the elicitation of the local twitch response. Diagnostics, 12(2), 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020321

Fernández-de-las-Peñas, C., & Dommerholt, J. (2017). International consensus on diagnostic criteria and clinical considerations of myofascial trigger points: A delphi study. Pain Medicine, 19(1), 142–150. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx207

Ghannadi, S., Shariat, A., Ansari, N. N., Tavakol, Z., Honarpishe, R., Dommerholt, J., Noormohammadpour, P., & Ingle, L. (2020). The effect of dry needling on lower limb dysfunction in poststroke survivors. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 29(6), 104814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104814

Khalifeloo, M., Naghdi, S., Ansari, N. N., Dommerholt, J., & Sahraian, M. A. (2021). Dry needling for the treatment of muscle spasticity in a patient with multiple sclerosis: A case report. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1978118

Pourahmadi, M., Dommerholt, J., Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, C., Koes, B. W., Mohseni-Bandpei, M. A., Mansournia, M. A., Delavari, S., Keshtkar, A., & Bahramian, M. (2021). Dry needling for the treatment of tension-type, cervicogenic, or migraine headaches: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physical Therapy, 101(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzab068

Voss, M. R., Donnay, R. L., & Homa, J. K. (2021). The effects of dry needling on the thumb: A case report. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 34(2), 132–136. https://doi.org/10.1177/15691861211043687