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[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

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Dry needling

A procedure involving insertion of an acupuncture needle into a myofascial

trigger point. Although an acupuncture needle is used, this is not the same as

acupuncture treatment of points along an identified meridian.

Edema (aka swelling)

Accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues or cavities as a result of vessel

permeability and pressure changes and lymphatic flow obstruction.

Physiological edema is considered part of the natural response of the body to

injury or insult.

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