Adjunctive therapies in addition to land-based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Oct 17;10:CD011915. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011915.pub2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Land-based exercise therapy is recommended in clinical guidelines for hip or knee osteoarthritis. Adjunctive non-pharmacological therapies are commonly used alongside exercise in hip or knee osteoarthritis management, but cumulative evidence for adjuncts to land-based exercise therapy is lacking. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the benefits and […]
Changes in electromyographic activity of latent trigger points after a dry needling intervention: a randomised controlled trial
Physiotherapy. 2022 Sep 7;117:72-80. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2022.09.002. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyse the effects of dry needling (DN) in upper trapezius latent trigger points (LTrPs) on pressure pain threshold (PPT) and surface electromyography (sEMG). DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial. SETTINGS: Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory, University of Castilla-La Mancha. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-six participants (18-35 […]