title: Ask the Authors.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prather
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and Disability, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
authors.forename: Lynn H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
authors.forename: Siddhartha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sikdar
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009339:Needles; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D064171:Superficial Back Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D061028:Trigger Points / Q000503:physiopathology*