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Temporary Greater Auricular Nerve Paresthesia After Radiofrequency Microneedling Treatment.

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Dry Needling Adds No Benefit to the Treatment of Neck Pain: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial With 1-Year Follow-up

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Emotional Experience and Feelings during First COVID-19 Outbreak Perceived by Physical Therapists: A Qualitative Study in Madrid, Spain.

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Effects of Deep Dry Needling on Tremor Severity and Functionality in Stroke: A Case Report.

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Comparing Ultrasound-Guided Needling Combined With a Subacromial Corticosteroid Injection Versus High-Energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Calcific Tendinitis of the Rotator Cuff: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Translational Research and Pain Medicine

Pain Med. 2021 Feb 4;22(1):1-3. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa413. NO ABSTRACT PMID:33367875 | DOI:10.1093/pm/pnaa413

The comparison of different acupuncture therapies for post stroke depression: A protocol for a Bayesian network meta-analysis.

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Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Nontraumatic Shoulder Pain of Musculoskeletal Origin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Is Dry Needling Effective for the Management of Spasticity, Pain, and Motor Function in Post-Stroke Patients? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Combination Therapy of Microneedle Fractional Radiofrequency and Topical Poly-Lactic Acid for Acne Scars: A Randomized Controlled Split-Face Study.

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Preliminary results of the use of scalp microneedling in different types of alopecia.

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Characteristics of chiropractic patients treated at the University of Johannesburg chiropractic student clinic and relevance to the educational process.

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Anatomical Study of the Innervation of the Masseter Muscle and Its Correlation with Myofascial Trigger Points.

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Combination of Gluteal Trigger Points Dry Needling and Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Complex Low Back-Related Leg Pain.

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Myofascial trigger point dry needling for complex regional pain syndrome: a case report.

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Dry Needling and Photobiomodulation Decreases Myofascial Pain in Trapezius of Women: Randomized Blind Clinical Trial.

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Effect of Dry Needling on Spinal Reflex Excitability and Postural Control in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability.

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

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Impact of physical therapists' instructions on function and the perception of post-dry needling soreness in mechanical cervical pain; a randomized clinical trial.

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