Websites and references about dry needling and myofascial pain
Dry needling Canada – http://dryneedlingcanada.com
Dry needling Europe - http://dryneedling.eu
Dry needling USA - http://www.apta.org/StateIssues/DryNeedling
Fascia congress - https://fasciaresearchsociety.org
Fibromyalgia - http://homepages.sover.net/~devstar/physinfo.htm
GunnIMS Dr. Chan Gunn is one of the pioneers of dry needling in the world. He calls his method IMS: Intramuscular stimulation and it was developed over 30 years ago. Dr. Gunn has been recognized by numerous at prestigious international scientific and by medical organizations for his significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of chronic pain - www.istop.org
International Myopain Society The international society is a non-profit health organization of professionals dedicated to the promotion of information about soft-tissue pain disorders such as myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome – http://myopain.org
International association for the study of pain - Working together for pain relief throughout the world
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