Needling: is there a point?

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Management of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction with Probing, Experience in a Mexican Eye Center.

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Effectiveness of dry needling for upper extremity spasticity, quality of life and function in subacute phase stroke patients.

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Comparing two dry needling interventions for plantar heel pain: a randomised controlled trial.

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Management practices in myofascial pain syndrome among physical therapists in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross sectional survey.

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Efficacy of Needling Revision After XEN Gel Stent Implantation: A Prospective Study.

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Elite athletes' experiences of musculoskeletal pain management using neuroanatomical dry needling: A qualitative study in Swedish track and field.

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A new treatment modality in piriformis syndrome: Ultrasound guided dry needling treatment.

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Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling on Neuromuscular Performance and Pain of Individuals Affected by Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Effects of pain neuroscience education and dry needling for the management of patients with chronic myofascial neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.

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Dry needling for spine related disorders: a scoping review.

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Prediction Model of Soleus Muscle Depth Based on Anthropometric Features: Potential Applications for Dry Needling.

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Adverse events in dry needling and mesotherapy treatment for localized myofascial and muscoloskeletal pain.

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Treatment review for male pattern hair-loss.

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Cadaveric and in vivo validation of needle placement in the medial pterygoid muscle.

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Changes in Muscle Tone, Function, and Pain in the Chronic Hemiparetic Shoulder after Dry Needling Within or Outside Trigger Points in Stroke Patients: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Short-Term Effects of PENS versus Dry Needling in Subjects with Unilateral Mechanical Neck Pain and Active Myofascial Trigger Points in Levator Scapulae Muscle: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Ultrasound-Guided Inactivation of Trigger Points Combined with Muscle Fascia Stripping by Liquid Knife in Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia Complicated with Abdominal Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Prospective and Controlled Clinical Study.

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Effects of dry needling on pain, pressure pain threshold and psychological distress in patients with mild to moderate hip osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

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A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2020.

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