Primary Care-Based Interventional Procedures for Chronic Pain
Author:Alex McDonald Prim Care. 2022 Sep;49(3):425-437. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.02.002. Epub 2022 Aug 29. ABSTRACT Chronic pain interventions in the primary care setting can provide temporal relief and are best used as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. Interventional therapies may use steroids, local anesthetic, saline, prolotherapy, no medication at all (dry needling), acupuncture, or transcutaneous electrical […]
Comparison of dry needling and self-stretching in muscle extensibility, pain, stiffness, and physical function in hip osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial
Authors:Luis Ceballos-Laita, Sandra Jiménez-Del-Barrio, Javier Marín-Zurdo, Alejandro Moreno-Calvo, Javier Marín-Boné, María Isabel Albarova-Corral, Elena Estébanez-de-Miguel Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2022 Sep 11;49:101667. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101667. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) present myofascial trigger points in the hip muscles that may reduce muscle extensibility, provoke pain and stiffness, and […]