Dry Needling in Physical Therapy Practice: Adverse Events : Table 1

Table 1: Common Dry Needling Styles.
(Adapted from “The Safe Practice of Dry Needling in Alberta: Summary Report” October 2014).

Dry Needling Style	Definitation/Source
Trigger Point Dry Needling	Myofascial trigger point model [14]
Intramuscular manual therapy	American term associated with the Myofascial trigger point model [1]
Intramuscular stimulation	Chan Gunn’s “radiculopathy model,” a neurosegmental model [67]
Superficial Dry Needling	Baldry model [68]
Spinal Segmental Sensitization Model	Dr. Andrew Fisher: combines features of trigger point model and Gunn’s radiculopathy model [69]
Classical or traditional acupuncture	Acupuncture is an ancient form of Chinese medicine involving the insertion of solid filiform needles into the skin at specific point on the body to achieve a therapeutic effect [70].
Western Medical acupuncture	A therapeutic modality that is an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology and the principles of evidence-based medicine [71].