Acupuncture in
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Trigger points, taut bands, and referred pain — mechanisms and needling

Central sensitization, widespread pain, and modulation by acupuncture

Cervicogenic myofascial component and trigger-point deactivation

Prophylaxis and acute treatment with acupuncture neuromodulation

Needling of masseter, temporalis, and pterygoids for muscular TMD

Sprains, strains, and return to sport with acupuncture

Chronic and acute neck pain — trapezius, scalenes, and multifidi

Acute SCM and scalene spasm — relief with needling

The most studied condition in acupuncture — level 1A evidence

Radicular compression and myofascial pseudosciatica

Conservative treatment of disc herniation with acupuncture

Cervical degenerative wear and facet pain

Pseudosciatica from sciatic nerve compression by the piriformis

Rotator cuff, bursitis, and subacromial tendinopathy

Subacromial bursa inflammation and muscular imbalance

Tennis elbow — wrist extensors and supinator

Golfer's elbow — wrist flexors and pronator

Median nerve compression and myofascial component

Inflammation of thumb tendons — abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis

Osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb

Gonarthrosis — the most studied joint condition in acupuncture

Coxarthrosis and inguinal pain referred from trigger points

Lateral hip pain — gluteus medius and tensor fasciae latae

Morning plantar pain and trigger points in the gastrocnemius and soleus

Calcification in the plantar fascia and periostitis

Tendon degeneration and neovascularization — needling protocol

Modulation of muscle tone and motor recovery

Neuropathic pain and improvement of nerve conduction velocity

Paroxysmal facial pain and central desensitization

Facial nerve recovery and prevention of sequelae