Acupuncture, trigger points and musculoskeletal pain : a scientific approach to acupuncture for use by doctors and physiotherapists in the diagnosis and management of myofascial trigger point pain / P.E. Baldry ; foreword by John W. Thompson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traditional Chinese acupuncture -- How news of acupuncture and moxibustion spread from China to the outside world -- The practice of acupuncture in the Western world during the 19th century -- Some basic observations leading to its development -- Evolution of knowledge concerning muscle pain syndromes for which it is employed -- Neurophysiology of pain -- Myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes -- Concurrent complex regional and myofascial trigger point pain syndromes -- Neurophysiological pain-suppressing effects of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation -- Treatment of myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes -- Scientific evaluation of acupuncture's ability to relieve nociceptive pain -- Chest pain -- The painful shoulder -- Pain in the neck -- Pain in the arm -- Pain in the head and face -- Low-back pain -- Pain in the lower limb -- Pain in and around joints -- Abdominal and pelvic pain.