Home Quantitative Sensory Testing: Offering a prognosis for the efficacy of dry needling treatment: Pain is routinely the focus of the patient examination as it is often the reason, they seek care and therefore serves as a cornerstone of clinical outcome. The concept of pain is a highly complex and multifaceted patient experience that makes […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 2;19(17):10961. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710961. ABSTRACT This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects of dry needling alone or in combination with exercise therapy for reducing pain and disability in people with subacromial pain syndrome. Systematic searches of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were performed in five different databases. A […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 1;19(17):10912. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710912. ABSTRACT Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common ailments worldwide, and pain management of this condition is critical. Methods: A multicentre randomized controlled trial RCT with three months of follow-up, conducted in parallel groups: hyaluronic acid (HA), dry needling (DN) […]
Physiother Theory Pract. 2022 Sep 1:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2022.2118560. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a common condition with a neuroanatomical basis involving the trigeminal nerve. Dry needling (DN) is a safe and effective treatment for CGH but most studies involve deep DN to cervical musculature. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study […]
Pain Med. 2022 Aug 26:pnac131. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac131. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The authors of this systematic review with meta-analysis evaluated the evidence for the effectiveness of various applications of dry needling (DN) combined with other conservative treatments for subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS). METHODS: Six databases (PubMED, CINALH, Biosis, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus and […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 11;19(16):9904. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19169904. ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome that involves chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and impaired quality of life and daily functioning. In addition to medical and psychological therapies, other therapies including acupuncture and dry needling aim to reduce pain and disability in patients with […]
Scand J Occup Ther. 2022 Aug 22:1-11. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2022.2112970. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a neuropathic pain condition characterised by pain, paresthesia, loss of strength and disability. OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences of women with CTS regarding the management of symptoms and limitations. METHODS: A qualitative phenomenological study was […]
Biomater Adv. 2022 Apr;135:212744. doi: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212744. Epub 2022 Mar 19. ABSTRACT Skin photoaging is one of the most serious public health problems in the 21st century that may lead to thin, saggy, and structurally weakened skin. Adipokine therapy toward skin photoaging is always associated with poor permeability, biologic stability and the short in vivo release […]
Adv Biomed Res. 2022 Jun 29;11:47. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_102_21. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common rheumatological diseases and is also considered as one of the causes of myofascial trigger points (MtrPs). Dry needling (DN) is one of the methods used for the treatment of the MtrPs. The aim of the current […]
J Pain Res. 2022 Aug 8;15:2293-2302. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S372074. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To determine the difference in maintenance of improvement of pain and disability for dry needling (DN) under needle electromyography (EMG) guidance technique in myofascial neck and shoulder pain patients, compared with DN alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this randomized single-blind clinical trial, 30 […]
Pain Res Manag. 2022 Aug 2;2022:2984942. doi: 10.1155/2022/2984942. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of ultrasound-guided dry needling for trigger point inactivation in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) mixed with myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). METHODS: A prospective and controlled clinical study was conducted. From January 2020 to December 2020, among […]
Clin EEG Neurosci. 2022 Aug 11:15500594221120136. doi: 10.1177/15500594221120136. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: Dry Needling (DN) has been demonstrated to be effective in improving sensorimotor function and spasticity in patients with chronic stroke. Electroencephalogram (EEG) has been used to analyze if DN has effects on the central nervous system of patients with stroke. There […]
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Aug 1;17(5):941-944. doi: 10.26603/001c.37256. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity is uncommon. Patients typically present with symptoms consistent with hamstring strain. The purpose of this case report is to describe an avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity and subsequent recovery in an athlete with an […]
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Aug 1;101(8):801-807. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001894. Epub 2021 Oct 4. ABSTRACT Tendon injury is prevalent and costly in the United States, comprising 45% of the 66 million musculoskeletal injuries and costing $114 billion annually. Surgical and therapeutic methods, such as arthroscopic surgery, dry needling, and physical therapy, produce mixed success in […]
Galen Med J. 2021 Jul 6;10:1-8. doi: 10.31661/gmj.v10i0.2174. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is a common leading cause of lateral knee pain. Despite varieties of medical and non-medical treatments proposed for the management of ITBS, the best therapeutic approach for its treatment remained a significant question. The current study aims to compare […]
Pain Res Manag. 2022 Jul 5;2022:8920252. doi: 10.1155/2022/8920252. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Numerous studies have suggested that the myofascial trigger points are responsible for most of the myofascial pain syndrome, so it seems reasonable that its destruction is a good therapeutic solution. The effectiveness of dry needling (DN) has been confirmed in muscles with myofascial trigger […]
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 Jul 12;62:102622. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102622. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether greater prone thoracic kyphosis increases pneumothorax risk during upper trapezius dry needling. OBJECTIVES: To fluoroscopically assess for a correlation between prone thoracic kyphosis and needle length required to reach the pleural space dry needling the upper trapezius […]
Mater Sociomed. 2022 Mar;34(1):55-59. doi: 10.5455/msm.2022.33.55-59. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a frequent complication of herpes zoster (HZ). Treatment of this chronic pain syndrome and results are often not clear. Tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentinoids and potent opioids are first-line treatments and are highly effective, but their use is limited due to adverse effects that may […]
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2021 Dec 31;14(6):238-243. doi: 10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.6.238. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Spasticity is a common motor disorder in adult stroke patients. Injury to the corticospinal tract (CST) is associated with spasticity. Dry needling (DN) has positive impacts on spasticity reduction and improvement in the range of motion (ROM) in stroke patients. This study aims to […]
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2022 Apr 30;15(2):143-151. doi: 10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.2.143. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exercise therapy is the first choice non-pharmacotherapeutic approach for musculoskeletal pain; however, it often interferes with the implementation and continuation of exercise due to fear-avoidance behaviors. Trigger point acupuncture (TrPAcp) has been reported to reduce musculoskeletal pain. OBJECTIVES: To examine the efficacy of exercise […]
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