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Postneedling soreness and tenderness after different dosages of dry needling of an active myofascial trigger point in patients with neck pain: a randomised controlled trial. PM R. 2018 May 29;: Authors: Martín-Pintado-Zugasti A, Fernández-Carnero J, León-Hernández JV, Calvo Lobo C, Beltrán Alacreu H, Alguacil-Diego I, Gallego-Izquierdo T, Pecos-Martin D Abstract BACKGROUND: Previous studies in asymptomatic […]
Periosteal Electrical Dry Needling as an Adjunct to Exercise and Manual Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial. Clin J Pain. 2018 May 28;: Authors: Dunning J, Butts R, Young I, Mourad F, Galante V, Bliton P, Tanner M, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C Abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of adding electrical dry needling into […]
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Randomized, double-blind study comparing percutaneous electrolysis and dry needling for the management of temporomandibular myofascial pain. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2018 Jun 20;: Authors: Lopez-Martos R, Gonzalez-Perez LM, Ruiz-Canela-Mendez P, Urresti-Lopez FJ, Gutierrez-Perez JL, Infante-Cossio P Abstract BACKGROUND: To assess whether the techniques of percutaneous needle electrolysis (PNE) and deep dry needling (DDN) […]
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The Effects of Myofascial Trigger Point Release on the Power and Force Production in the Lower Limb Kinetic Chain. J Strength Cond Res. 2018 Feb 22;: Authors: Devereux F, O’Rourke B, Byrne PJ, Byrne D, Kinsella S Abstract The purpose of this study was to firstly investigate the effects of treating latent myofascial trigger points […]
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