Is Dry Needling Treatment an Extra Contribution to Conventional Treatment for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain? A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

Authors:Fatih Bağcıer, Ozan Volkan Yurdakul, Gamze Deniz, Ahmet Akbulut, Yusuf Çelik, Mustafa Hüseyin Temel Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):236-245. doi: 10.1089/acu.2023.0060. Epub 2023 Oct 17. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding dry needling (DN) treatment to conventional rehabilitation for pain, range of motion (ROM), and functionality in patients with […]

Letter to the Editor: Trigger Points in Shoulder Pain: The Importance of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Perception and Dry Needling Treatment Protocols

Authors:Mustafa Hüseyin Temel, Fatih Bağcıer Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):270-272. doi: 10.1089/acu.2022.0076. Epub 2023 Oct 17. NO ABSTRACT PMID:37900873 | PMC:PMC10606948 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2022.0076

Comparative Techniques of Acupuncture and Dry Needling Intersecting with Trigger Point Physiology and Diagnostics: A Cross-Discipline Narrative Review

Authors:Jordan Barber, Fabio Lodo, Andrew Nugent-Head, Xia Zeng Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):220-229. doi: 10.1089/acu.2023.0031. Epub 2023 Oct 17. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pain management is a great burden on society; therefore, cost-effective and nonaddictive treatments for pain are urgently required. Needling of painful spots has been applied in acupuncture along with dry needling <DN) to treat […]