Biomedical Acupuncture
 for Sports and Trauma Rehabilitation
Dry Needling Techniques,
Yun-tao Ma, Elsevier, 2010

Contact us at BMAI@BioMedAcupuncture.com     This book is another major step towards integrated medicine. The author has left behind the ties of traditional concepts; his thinking, as well as his practice, is based on today's scientific knowledge of human biology, health and disease, combined with his own 40 years of experience.  This makes his approach neither Asian nor Western, but universal.      The world of modern acupuncture, dry needling, pain management, sports and trauma rehabilitation is heavily indebted to Yun-tao Ma.  Thomas Ots, MD, PhD Editor –in-Chef, German Journal of Acupuncture and Related  Techniques     Click here to order a Dr Yun-tao Ma’s textbook : Elsevier Health or Amazon

    Dr Ma’s new textbook Biomedical Acupuncture for Sports and Trauma Rehabilitationn, Dry Needling techniques was published by Elsevier in 2010. New concepts and techniques from this textbook are presented during our course.

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 ●  Introduction
 ●  Foreword
 ●  Preface
 ●  Preface
●  Table of Contents

    The concept of Dr. Ma’s book is fantastic for physicians and other medical professionals, providing detailed practical procedures for treatment and prevention of sports and non-sports injuries using dry needling modality.  Dr. Ma’s fundamental approach to applying dry needling for sports medicine can be successfully used for helping athletes to achieve a peak performance, preventing soft tissue injuries, and facilitating rehabilitation after injuries or surgeries.
    The de-stress treatment developed by Dr. Ma is a breakthrough in preventing and treating difficult conditions like overtraining syndrome and delayed onset of muscle soreness. Dr. Ma’s concept of pain management for sports injuries focusing on functional restoration is especially valuable to athletes and their team doctors.  The clinical techniques presented in this book are clear, simple and effective. I would recommend this book to all my colleagues and medical professionals whose clinical practice involves sports medicine and pain management.
Randall L. Snook, MD CEO and Founder Advanced Integrative Medicine Denver, CO

    The dry-needling technique as described in Dr Yun-tao Ma’s textbook has proven to be one of the most profoundly beneficial treatments I have ever offered to my patients.  This approach is unsurpassed for facilitating recovery from acute injury.  It is even more valuable in assisting an athlete in restoring high performance abilities after months or years of experiencing subtle chronic injuries that have been masked by compensation.  Dr. Ma's assessment and dry needling treatment protocols are pragmatic and designed to easily be incorporated into a modern clinic.”
Mark A. Kestner, DC,Kestner  Sports Centre Murfreesboro, Tennessee (click for a full text)

    Pain management and trauma rehabilitation is especially challenging when treating veterans and active duty personnel given the traumas experienced during combat. Dr. Yun-tao Ma’s textbook provides an excellent alternative and augmentation to standard pain medicine approaches.
Jeffrey L. Hunter, DC, DO, FAAFP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University

    Dr Yun-tao Ma has revolutionized the way the western sports medicine community views the practice of dry needling. He has introduced a new understanding and practical application of dry needling based on the modern sciences of neurophysiology and anatomy, giving dry needling a definite place in preventative sports medicine and rehabilitation."
Sue Falsone PT, Director, Performance Physical Therapy at Athletes’ Performance Company and Core Performance, , Los Angeles Dodgers

    "Dr Yun-tao Ma provides the clinician with a detailed reference manual demonstrating Advance Dry Needling Techniques which enhance the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and physiological systems of the elite, professional and recreational athlete.
 Dr Ma’s book provides a simple, detailed and proven process for detecting and correcting soft tissue dysfunction, preventing chronic sports injuries and maintaining homeostasis. It will teach you the science and provide the “how to” for you to increase micro-circulation and reduce cellular aging in the athlete. Not only does it provide valuable practical information and techniques, but the book gives the clinician the effective tools to use for assessing, analysing and evaluating the autonomic nervous system.
After 10 years of working as a personal performance enhancement doctor, now Dr. Ma’s course and book taught me how to add years to the career and life of my athletes."
 Dr Clayton Gibson, III, Personal Physician to Elite, Olympic and Professional Athlete’s NFL, NBA, MLB, USATF and NCAA (click for a full text) 

    "A brilliant inside into the world of biomedical dry needling. Conventional pain concept focuses on neurological processes. Dr. Ma’s Integrative Systemic Dry Needling technique treats neurological dysfunction and pathohistological abnormalities of soft tissues, the main causes of soft tissue pain. His approach aims at tissue healing, providing pain relief without any side-effects. His new dry needling concept and approach greatly improve quality of clinical pain management, especially for athletes who suffer from overtraining and various injuries."
Lorenzo Gonzalez, DPT, , Team Physical Therapist
2008 USA Olympic Silver Medal Women's Foil and Men's Sabre Fencing Teams

    "Presently we have a great confusion of various ideas regarding Dry Needling/span>. Dr Yun-tao Ma's book is destined to play a truly integrating role, explaining mechanism of dry needling, offering a system for practical application and clarifying misunderstandings. 
Peter Lundgren, , Director AKNA Institute, Sweden

     "Integrative Systemic Dry Needling has brought a whole new dimension to physical therapy. Dr. Yun-tao Ma’s virtually painless dry needling techniques described in this book allow for dynamic treatment of the body as a whole. I am amazed at the body’s reaction to Dr. Ma’s dry needling - the rapid reduction of pain, oedema, and muscle spasm which in turn restores proper postural alignment enhancing total body function."
Janine K. Rodriguez, PT, Colorado Spring, CO, Physical therapist with 25 years of clinical experience

   "What an exciting resource! This textbook will revolutionize our profession.  Athletes are constantly looking for ways they can get an edge and perform at their best, especially when rehabilitating from an injury.  Dr Yun-tao Ma blends his many years of experience with his rich scientific background in bringing his unique system of Integrative Systemic Dry Needling to the sports world.  Whether treating an acute sprain or strain, joint edema, delayed onset muscle soreness, or overtraining syndrome, I am thrilled to have this new tool to utilize in getting the elite and recreational athletes I treat back to competition quicker than ever." 
Robert Ohashi PT, DPT, Physical Therapist for elite athletes, Athletes’ Performance Company, Phoenix, Arizona