Evidence for Dry Needling in the Management of Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Related Articles Evidence for Dry Needling in the Management of Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jul 06;: Authors: Liu L, Huang QM, Liu QG, Thitham N, Li LH, Ma YT, Zhao JM Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the current evidence of the effectiveness […]
Improvement in CRPS After Deep Dry Needling Suggests a Role in Myofascial Pain.
Related Articles Improvement in CRPS After Deep Dry Needling Suggests a Role in Myofascial Pain. Pain Med. 2017 Jun 19;: Authors: Vas L, Pai R, Geete D, Verma CV PMID: 28637210 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
Dry Needling Versus Cortisone Injection in the Treatment of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Clinical Trial.
Related Articles Dry Needling Versus Cortisone Injection in the Treatment of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Clinical Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Mar 03;:1-30 Authors: Brennan KL, Allen BC, Maldonado YM Abstract Study Design Prospective, randomized, partially-blinded. Background Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is the current terminology for what was once […]
Complaints of Upper Extremity Numbness and Tingling Relieved With Dry Needling of the Teres Minor and Infraspinatus: A Case Report.
Related Articles Complaints of Upper Extremity Numbness and Tingling Relieved With Dry Needling of the Teres Minor and Infraspinatus: A Case Report. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Mar 03;:1-21 Authors: Lane E, Clewley D, Koppenhaver S Abstract Study Design Case report. Background Abnormal sensation, such as numbness or tingling, is traditionally thought to originate […]
Trigger Point Dry Needling.
Related Articles Trigger Point Dry Needling. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Mar;47(3):150 Authors: Abstract Increasingly, physical therapists in the United States and throughout the world are using dry needling to treat musculoskeletal pain, even though this treatment has been a controversial addition to practice. To better generalize to physical therapy practice the findings about […]
Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (III) – The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016.
Related Articles Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (III) – The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016. Chin J Integr Med. 2017 Mar;23(3):163-165 Authors: Fan AY, Xu J, Li YM PMID: 28243825 [PubMed – in process]
A single group, pretest-posttest clinical trial for the effects of dry needling on wrist flexors spasticity after stroke.
Related Articles A single group, pretest-posttest clinical trial for the effects of dry needling on wrist flexors spasticity after stroke. NeuroRehabilitation. 2017 Feb 08;: Authors: Ansari NN Abstract BACKGROUND: Spasticity is a common complication after stroke. Dry needling (DN) is suggested as a novel method for treatment of muscle spasticity. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects […]
A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2017.
Related Articles A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2017. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2017 Jan;21(1):141-147 Authors: Dommerholt J Abstract Due to a change in the production schedule of this journal, two issues of this article were due within a month of each other, which precluded the usual group of authors […]
Neurophysiological and clinical effects of dry needling in patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.
Related Articles Neurophysiological and clinical effects of dry needling in patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2017 Jan;21(1):48-52 Authors: Abbaszadeh-Amirdehi M, Ansari NN, Naghdi S, Olyaei G, Nourbakhsh MR Abstract INTRODUCTION: Dry needling (DN) is a widely used in treatment of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). The purpose of this pretest-posttest […]
The effect of dry needling on the radiating pain in subjects with discogenic low-back pain: A randomized control trial.
Related Articles The effect of dry needling on the radiating pain in subjects with discogenic low-back pain: A randomized control trial. J Res Med Sci. 2016;21:86 Authors: Mahmoudzadeh A, Rezaeian ZS, Karimi A, Dommerholt J Abstract BACKGROUND: Disk herniation is the most common cause of radiating low back pain (LBP) in subjects under 60 years […]
Referred Pain Patterns of the Infraspinatus Muscle Elicited by Deep Dry Needling and Manual Palpation.
Referred Pain Patterns of the Infraspinatus Muscle Elicited by Deep Dry Needling and Manual Palpation. J Altern Complement Med. 2017 Mar 07;: Authors: Poveda-Pagán EJ, Lozano-Quijada C, Segura-Heras JV, Peral-Berna M, Lumbreras B Abstract OBJECTIVES: To identify the most common referred pain (ReP) pattern of the infraspinatus myofascial trigger point (MTrP) and compare its coincidence […]
Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (II) : The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016.
Related Articles Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (II) : The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016. Chin J Integr Med. 2017 Feb;23(2):83-90 Authors: Fan AY, Xu J, Li YM Abstract In the United States and other Western countries, dry needling has been a topic in academic and legal […]
Efficacy of quadriceps vastus medialis dry needling in a rehabilitation protocol after surgical reconstruction of complete anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Related Articles Efficacy of quadriceps vastus medialis dry needling in a rehabilitation protocol after surgical reconstruction of complete anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Apr;96(17):e6726 Authors: Velázquez-Saornil J, Ruíz-Ruíz B, Rodríguez-Sanz D, Romero-Morales C, López-López D, Calvo-Lobo C Abstract BACKGROUND: Several new rehabilitation modalities have been proposed after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Among […]
Ultrasound guided intra-articular injection of the radio-ulnar & radio-humeral joints and ultrasound guided dry needling of the affected limb muscles to relieve fixed pronation deformity and myofascial issues around the shoulder, in a case of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome- type 1 (CRPS-1).
Ultrasound guided intra-articular injection of the radio-ulnar & radio-humeral joints and ultrasound guided dry needling of the affected limb muscles to relieve fixed pronation deformity and myofascial issues around the shoulder, in a case of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome- type 1 (CRPS-1). Pain Pract. 2017 Apr 23;: Authors: Pai R, Vas L Abstract BACKGROUND: Complex […]
Effectiveness of dry needling and high-volume image-guided injection in the management of chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy in adult population: a literature review.
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Cadaveric and Ultrasonographic Validation of Needling Placement in the Cervical Multifidus Muscle.
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Pathophysiology of Trigger Points in Myofascial Pain Syndrome.
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Hip Pain: Dry Needling Versus Cortisone Injections.
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Effectiveness of Different Deep Dry Needling Dosages in the Treatment of Patients With Cervical Myofascial Pain: A Pilot RCT.
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Letter in response to Letter-to-the-Editor regarding Comparison of two angles of approach for trigger point dry needling of the lumbar multifidus in human donors (cadavers) ().
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