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Related Articles Treatment of supraspinatus tendinopathy with ultrasound guided dry needling. J Chiropr Med. 2013 Mar;12(1):26-9 Authors: Settergren R Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case study is to describe the treatment of a patient with tendinopathy using sonographically guided dry needling. Tendinopathies are a highly prevalent problem in musculoskeletal medicine, and no one form […]
Related Articles Evidence for the use of dry needling and physiotherapy in the management of cervicogenic or tension-type headache: A systematic review. Cephalalgia. 2014 Mar 12; Authors: France S, Bown J, Nowosilskyj M, Mott M, Rand S, Walters J Abstract BACKGROUND:: There is good evidence in the literature supporting physiotherapy in the management of some […]
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Effectiveness of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther. 2014 Apr 3; Authors: Cotchett MP, Munteanu SE, Landorf KB Abstract BackgroundPlantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling of myofascial trigger points, however there is only poor quality evidence supporting its use.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of dry […]
The use of dry needling and myofascial meridians in a case of plantar fasciitis. J Chiropr Med. 2014 Mar;13(1):43-8 Authors: Behnam A, Mahyar S, Ezzati K, Rad SM Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case report is to describe the use of dry needling based on myofascial meridians for management of plantar fasciitis. CLINICAL FEATURES: […]
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Pain Med. 2022 Feb 18:pnac034. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac034. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of dry needling or manual pressure release on an active trigger point in the upper trapezius on cranio-cervical flexion test performance, pressure pain thresholds, and cervical range of motion in chronic neck pain. DESIGN: A parallel randomized clinical […]
J Complement Integr Med. 2022 Feb 17. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2021-0525. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The aim of this literature review is to describe the role of acupuncture for myofascial pain syndrome in interventional pain management. CONTENT: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) can be found at all ages. Approximately 30.0-93.0% of patients with musculoskeletal pain have […]
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 Feb 11:102525. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102525. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:35177370 | DOI:10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102525
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 Feb 11:102525. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102525. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:35177370 | DOI:10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102525
J Complement Integr Med. 2022 Feb 17. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2021-0525. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The aim of this literature review is to describe the role of acupuncture for myofascial pain syndrome in interventional pain management. CONTENT: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) can be found at all ages. Approximately 30.0-93.0% of patients with musculoskeletal pain have […]
Pain Med. 2022 Feb 18:pnac034. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac034. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of dry needling or manual pressure release on an active trigger point in the upper trapezius on cranio-cervical flexion test performance, pressure pain thresholds, and cervical range of motion in chronic neck pain. DESIGN: A parallel randomized clinical […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 4;19(3):1772. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031772. ABSTRACT Post-exercise hypotension is of great clinical relevance and also in sports training settings, as recovery speed is important. The aim of this study was to compare the influence of different recovery methods on post-exercise hemodynamic response. Twelve male paraplegic sportsmen (25.40 ± 3.30 […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 4;19(3):1772. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031772. ABSTRACT Post-exercise hypotension is of great clinical relevance and also in sports training settings, as recovery speed is important. The aim of this study was to compare the influence of different recovery methods on post-exercise hemodynamic response. Twelve male paraplegic sportsmen (25.40 ± 3.30 […]
