Motor Points vs Trigger Points – Rich Hazel
Preview of Rich Hazel’s Motor Point Acupuncture Mastery: motor points versus trigger points, crossed syndromes and muscle inhibition, building on Janda, Lewit, Travell and Gunn.
Biomedical Acupuncture for Sports and Trauma Rehabilitation – Yun-tao Ma
Dry needling from a biomedical perspective: Integrative Systemic Dry Needling for performance, recovery and rehabilitation after sports injuries and trauma.
The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain – Whitfield Reaves
A classic clinical manual for orthopedic and sports acupuncture: assessment and a four-step treatment approach for 25 common injuries, including motor and trigger points.
Functional Acupuncture – Dr. Richard Hazel on YouTube
Videos on assessment, motor points, trigger points and treatment strategies for orthopedic and sports acupuncture.
The Acupuncture Outsider Podcast
Dr. Richard Hazel on functional acupuncture: motor point electroacupuncture, trigger points, dry needling, movement patterns and real clinical cases.
Most Systematic Reviews of Dry Needling for Musculoskeletal Pain Have High Risk of Bias: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
Most published reviews on dry needling carry a high risk of bias, so firm recommendations are not yet possible and harms are reported inconsistently.
The Impact of Dry Needling With Electrical Stimulation on Pain and Disability in Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Electrical dry needling may reduce shoulder pain and disability and appeared safe, but did not clearly outperform standard rehabilitation alone.