Effectiveness of Needling Techniques with Special Reference to Myofascial Pain Syndromes

The therapeutic use of needles to treat disease and pain has a long and venerated history. From the earliest literary references to acupuncture more than 2000 years ago, until the present day, acupuncture and other forms of dry needling have undergone steady development-in technique and in the conceptual understanding of the neurobiology of needling.