Inspired by Yehoshua et al 2023.[1] Needling upper trapezius or GB21 with a subject sitting up and an angle that is tangential to the upper ribcage (from BMAS Points Resource). MTrP – myofascial trigger pointTrP – trigger pointDN – dry needling (mostly MTrP or TrP needling)GP – general practice or general practitioner (whichever is contextually … Continue reading MTrP needling in GP 2023
Inspired by Cozacov et al 2022 and others.[1–3] Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas on Pexels.com LBP – low back painQL – quadratus lumborumHC – healthy controlUS – ultrasoundNRS – numerical rating scaleLTR – local twitch responseFM – fibromyalgiaOA – osteoarthritisDOMS – delayed onset muscle soreness key to acronyms This is a small but interesting … Continue reading Muscle vs fascia in LBP
...in two tricky muscles! Inspired by Yi et al & Lee et al 2022.[1,2] Drawing by MC to illustrate the 3 different sets of fibres making up QL (left) and the just the costotransverse fibres (right).Screenshot from the BMAS Point Resource (QL) with QL fibres and their attachments drawn in over the image. SR – … Continue reading Where to needle 2022
Inspired by Ball et al 2022.[1] Inside the trigger point drawn by MC on Paper 53 circa 2015. MTrP – myofascial trigger pointTrP – trigger point (exactly the same as MTrP for those wanting to save a keystroke)LTR – local twitch responseUS – ultrasoundVSE – vibration sonoelastographySWE – shear wave elastographyDN – dry needling aka … Continue reading Looking inside the MTrP 2022
Inspired by Brandín-de la Cruz et al 2021,[1] Pereira et al 2021,[2] and Park et al 2021.[3] Dopamine – carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and hydrogen (gold). PD – Parkinson’s diseaseRCT – randomised controlled trialDN – dry needlingTrP – trigger point1Hz DN – insertion of the needle once every secondTUG – timed up and … Continue reading Acupuncture in PD 2021
Stimulated by Weagle et al 2020.[1] Photo by Pavan Krishna on Unsplash. POCUS – point of care ultrasoundPOTUS – president of the United StatesUS – ultrasoundTV – television (the original ones were black and white)key to acronyms Not another case report of pneumothorax I hear you cry, that is not news to the acupuncture community. … Continue reading POCUS for pneumothorax
Stimulated by Lee et al 2020,[1] and Yamamoto et al 2021.[2] Photo by mauro paillex on Unsplash. SR – systematic reviewMSK – musculoskeletalDOMS – delayed onset muscle sorenessYIPS – York Incontinence Perceptions ScaleYIPS – Yale Interpersonal Stressorkey to acronyms Lee et al is a systematic review (SR) that I have been wanting to highlight for … Continue reading Acupuncture for athletes
Stimulated by Chen et al 2021,[1] and Narayana Murthy et al 2021.[2] X ray film of a knee after TKR. Figure 1 from Narayana Murthy et al 2021.[2] TKA – total knee arthroplastyIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialkey to acronyms This week I have chosen a couple of papers that are linked by … Continue reading Acupuncture and arthroplasty
Inspired by Blackmon & Elson 2020.[1] Photo by David Hofmann on Unsplash. Last week the topic was Parkinson’s disease (PD), and this week I have selected a paper on acupuncture for dancers, so I thought I would just check the PD literature, as I recalled that dancing was being used therapeutically in this condition. Sure … Continue reading Acupuncture for dancers
Inspired by Dunning et al 2020.[1] Photo by Wallace Chuck on Pexels.com EDN – electrical dry needlingEA – electroacupunctureIHS – International Headache SocietyICHD-3 – International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd editionLBP – low back painkey to acronyms I chose this paper because the title includes this rather novel sounding needling intervention – perineural electrical dry … Continue reading Perineural EDN
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