A major development in the safe and effective treatment of myofascial trigger
points and myofascial pain, this book is a concise, comprehensive, and
well-illustrated reference on dry needling. John Sharkey—an international
authority on myofascial trigger points, myofascial pain, myofascial trigger
point dry needling, and neuromuscular therapy as well as an accredited clinical
anatomist—draws on his thirty years of experience in bodywork and movement
therapy to provide accurate and essential criteria for the identification and
subsequent treatment of myofascial trigger points through the exclusive use of a
fine, filiform needle. The ideal accompaniment to course notes and the perfect
tableside reference guide, this book describes the origin, etiology, and
pathophysiology