Resources for Professionals
Articles
From Advance (the nation’s physical therapy news magazine)
Treating the Trigger by Brian W. Ferrie. A native of the Netherlands, Jan Dommerholt, MPS, PT, earned his physical therapy degree and immigrated to the United States in 1986. Within a few years, he became intrigued by the concept of trigger point therapy. Now his entire practice revolves around it. … read this interview (pdf) »
From Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation
A Sensitive Issue by Marwan Khayat and Jan Dommerholt. Receiving a diagnosis of fibromyalgia can produce positive and negative consequences. While patients often express a sense of relief and exoneration of finally labeling their symptoms … read this article (pdf) »
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From Bases Diagnosticas, Terapeuticas y Posturales del Functionalismo Craniofacial
Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Craniomandibular Region (2006) by Jan Dommerholt. Craniomandibular disorders (CMD) are characterized by a combination of symptoms that may include pain, tenderness and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint, the mouth and the occlusal contacts, the cervical spine, and the muscles of mastication. Download article (pdf) »
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From Current Pain and Headache Reports
An Expansion of Simons’ Integrated Hypothesis of Trigger Point Formation (Vol 8, 2004) by Robert D. Gerwin, Jan Dommerholt, and Jay P. Shah. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a myalgic condition characterized by local and referred pain that originates in a myofascial trigger point (TrP). The term myofascial TrP was coined to describe a zone of intense pain in a hardened muscle band … read this article (pdf) »
Persistent Myalgia Following Whiplash (Vol 9, 2005) by Jan Dommerholt. Persistent myalgia following whiplash is commonly considered the result of poor psychosocial status, illness behavior, or failing coping skills. However, there is much evidence that persistent myalgia may be due to neurophysiologic mechanisms involving … read this article (pdf) »
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From Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner’s Guide to Treatment (Ch 8, 2003)
Differential Diagnosis: Myofascial Pain Syndrome by Jan Dommerholt and Tamer Issa. According to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia, a diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FMS) should be made when an individual presents with widespread pain lasting longer than 3 months and tests positive for the tender point count … read this chapter (pdf) »
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From Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2004)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome—1: History, Diagnostic Criteria and Etiology by Jan Dommerholt. Physical therapists and other health care providers frequently evaluate and treat patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) … read this article (pdf) »
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome—2: Physical Therapy Management by Jan Dommerholt. The current article reviews the available research of physical therapy treatment interventions for patients with CRPS … there continues to be much uncertainty about the underlying mechanisms of CRPS … read this article (pdf) »
Efficacy of Manipulation in Low Back Pain Treatment: The Validity of Meta-analysis Conclusions by Leon Chaitow, Jan Dommerholt, et al. A recent review has concluded that: “Initial studies have found massage to be effective for persistent back pain. Spinal manipulation has small clinical benefits that are equivalent to those of other commonly used therapies. The effectiveness of acupuncture remains unclear …” read this article (pdf) »
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From the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
2006 Manual Therapy Awards and Abstracts. The 2006 OPTP Award for Excellence in a Published Review of the Literature is awarded to Jan Dommerholt, Carel Bron, and Jo Franssen for their article, Myofascial Trigger Points: An Evidence-Informed Re-view … read this article (pdf) »
Myofascial Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Critical Review of Recent Literature by David G. Simons and Jan Dommerholt. For this special topic issue of JMMT on myofascial pain syndrome we have been able to enlist the expertise of Dr. David Simons and Jan Dommerholt to share with us their critical review of what they consider some of the more relevant recent literature on this topic … read this article (pdf) »
Myofascial Trigger Points: An Evidence-Informed Review (**Received the 2006 OTPT Award for Excellence in a Published Review of the Literature) by Jan Dommerholt, Carel Bron and Jo Franssen. This article provides a best evidence-informed review of the current scientific understanding of myofascial trigger points with regard to their etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical implications. Evidence-informed manual therapy integrates the best available scientific evidence … read article (pdf) in English | Dutch | Polish »
Trigger Point Dry Needling by Jan Dommerholt, Orlando Mayoral del Moral and Christian Gröbli. Trigger point dry needling is a treatment technique used by physical therapists around the world. In the United States, trigger point dry needling has been approved as within the scope of physical therapy practice … read article (pdf) »
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An offer from Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, Haworth Press
Bill Cohen, Publisher …
Jan Dommerholt of Bethesda Physiocare has written contributing articles to this journal. Free sample copies of the Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain are available upon request by writing to: Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904.
Or, you may download the following articles (pdf files):
- Fibromyalgia: Time to Consider a New Taxonomy? by Jan Dommerholt
- Myofascial Pain Syndromes—Trigger Points, by David G. Simons and Jan Dommerholt
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From Massage Today (Vol 4)
The Experiences of Learning by Cliff Korn, NCTMB Editor of Massage Today. This conference (see photo this page) was special for many reasons—reasons important enough to share with you. The conference … dealt with what is possibly one of the most prevalent patient complaints we face as practitioners: low back and pelvic pain … read this article (pdf) »
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From Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice (Vol 16)
Dry Needling in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice by Jan Dommerholt. Orthopedic physical therapists employ a wide range of intervention strategies to reduce patients’ pain and improve function. From time to time, new treatment approaches are being introduced to the field of physical therapy … read this article (pdf) »
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From The Pain Practitioner (Vol 14)
Physical Therapy in an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center by Jan Dommerholt. Physical therapy has been described as one of the pillars of pain management programs. Patients with chronic pain conditions are frequently referred to interdisciplinary treatment settings. Several studies support that such programs are cost-effective and assist in reducing pain, pain-related depresion and anxiety, healthcare utilization, and medication use … read this article (pdf) »
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Keynote presenters and organizers of JBMT’s June 2004 Tampa Bay Interdisciplinary Approaches to Low Back and Pelvic Pain Conference
Standing, from left: Judith Delany, LMT; Kathy Woll, Upledger Institute; John Mathew Upledger; Carolyn McMakin, DC; Judith Aston.
Seated, from left: John Downes, DC; Jan Dommerholt PT, MPS; Leon Chaitow, DO
