How have the views on myofascial pain and its treatment evolved in the past 20 years? From spray and stretch and injections to pain science, dry needling and fascial treatments

Jan Dommerholt

doi:10.2217/pmt-2019-0055

How have the views on myofascial pain and its treatment evolved in the past 20 years? From spray and stretch and injections to pain science, dry needling and fascial treatments

Pain Manag. 2020 Mar;10(2):63-66. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2019-0055. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Author

Jan Dommerholt^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Bethesda Physiocare, Inc., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
² PhysioFitness, LLC, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
³ Myopain Seminars, LLC, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.

PMID: 32122252
DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2019-0055

No abstract available

Keywords: central sensitization; dry needling; fascia; injections; myofascial pain; nociceptors; peripheral sensitization; spray and stretch; trigger point.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Local / therapeutic use*
Dry Needling / methods*
Dry Needling / trends
Humans
Musculoskeletal Manipulations / methods*
Musculoskeletal Manipulations / trends
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / drug therapy
Myofascial Pain Syndromes / therapy*
Pain Management / methods*
Pain Management / trends

Substances

Anesthetics, Local