This book serves as an academic and practical reference for the serious student and senior practitioner alike. It provides a detailed explanation of point locations, functions, and indications, along with vivid illustrations, and describes ancient and recently developed needling and moxibustion techniques along with their clinical applications. It clearly illustrates the "Xing Nao Kai Qiao" nee...

the most common cause of failure during the first trimester after trabeculectomy is encapsulated bleb and needling bleb revision is a less invasive method in the management of refractory cases. the purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of mitomycin-c (mmc) augmented bleb revision of failed filtration surgery. this study is a before-after (paired) observation. 33 patients...

this talk reviews the following topics, fenestration (dry needling); barbotage; prp injection; elastography; ultrasound versus mri.

PURPOSE To evaluate the success rate of a modified bleb needling technique in eyes with previous glaucoma surgery that had elevated intraocular pressure. METHODS A retrospective study of 24 eyes of 24 patients that underwent repeated bleb needling performed for failing and failed blebs on slit lamp with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) injections on demand. This was performed after gonioscopic examinati...

In reviewing techniques for therapeutic local anaesthesia of pain spots, it appeared that the common denominator was puncture by the needle and not the anaesthetic employed. The present study examines short- and long-term effects of dry needling in the treatment of chronic myofascial pain. 241 patients and 312 pain sites were treated by needling. When the most painful spot was touched by the ne...

T rigger points are irritable, hard “knots” within a muscle that may cause pain over a large area, leading to difficulty performing everyday tasks. When a trigger point is touched, it hurts and can also cause pain in nearby areas (see illustration). When a person has painful muscles and trigger points, it is sometimes called myofascial pain syndrome. Common locations for these problems are the ...

Introduction This is the second of a series of articles that highlight human anatomy issues of relevance to acupuncture practitioners. Whilst the framework of the articles is built around anatomical structures that should be avoided when needling, the aim is not to frighten practitioners, but rather to instil confidence in safe needling techniques. Most textbooks of acupuncture use relative sca...

IMPORTANCE Neocollagenesis can be achieved using a dermal rolling needle device, thereby reducing the appearance of acne scars. OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of a needling device for treatment of acne scars. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We performed a single-center, rater-blinded, balanced (1:1), split-face, placebo-controlled, parallel-group randomized clinical trial at an urban...

Melasma is a common hypermelanotic disorder affecting the facial area which has a considerable psychological impact on the patient. Managing melasma is a difficult challenge that requires long-term treatment with a number of topical agents, such as rucinol and sophora-alpha. Aims. We aim to compare the combined treatment of skin needling and depigmenting serum with that using depigmenting serum...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Shoulder pain is a prevalent condition in older adults. Some authors associate nonspecific shoulder pain with myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the infraspinatus muscle. Dry needling is recommended to relieve the MTrP pain of shoulders in the short term (<9 days). Active MTrPs dry needling improves shoulder pain and the irritability of the satellite MTrPs in the referr...