[Neck pain: which physical therapies are recommended ?]

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Prediction Model for Choosing Needle Length to Minimize Risk of Median Nerve Puncture With Dry Needling of the Pronator Teres.

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Current statement about Dry Needling practice in Italy after the opinion of the Italian Superior Health Council: practical implications for the safeguard of the patients in a case of malpractice.

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Safety Events and Privilege Utilization Rates in Advanced Practice Physical Therapy Compared to Traditional Primary Care: An Observational Study.

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DRY NEEDLING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS MEETING CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES.

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Corticosteroid injection for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling Decreases Pain in Patients with Piriformis Syndrome.

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Oral appliance with nimesulide is probably more effective than oral appliance alone or with dry needling for reducing orofacial pain in the short term.

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[Efficacy of dry needling in neck pain compared with other physiotherapy techniques: A systematic review].

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Blinding Strategies in Dry Needling Trials: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Randomized Trial on Comparison of the Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Dry Needling in Myofascial Trigger Points.

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Effects of dry needling in HIP muscles in patients with HIP osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.

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Trigger point dry needling for the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: current perspectives within a pain neuroscience paradigm.

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Electromyographic Activity Evolution of Local Twitch Responses During Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscle: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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How strong is the evidence that conservative treatment reduces pain and improves function in individuals with patellar tendinopathy? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials including GRADE recommendations.

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[Features of clinical application of eye acupuncture therapy revealed by data mining].

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The effects of dry needling and neurodynamic exercise on idiopathic peripheral neuropathy: A case report.

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A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – February 2019.

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Ultrasound-guided dry needling of the healthy rat supraspinatus tendon elicits early healing without causing permanent damage.

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Effects of dry needling on tendon-pulley architecture, pain and hand function in patients with trigger finger: a randomized controlled trial study.

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