Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (III) – The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016.
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A single group, pretest-posttest clinical trial for the effects of dry needling on wrist flexors spasticity after stroke.
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A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2017.
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Neurophysiological and clinical effects of dry needling in patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.
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The effect of dry needling on the radiating pain in subjects with discogenic low-back pain: A randomized control trial.
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Effects of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
Related Articles Effects of Dry Needling on Spinal Mobility and Trigger Points in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Pain Physician. 2017 Feb;20(2):37-52 Authors: Castro-Sanchez AM, Garcia-Lopez H, Mataran-Penarrocha GA, Fernandez-Sanchez M, Fernandez-Sola C, Granero-Molina J, Aguilar-Ferrandiz ME Abstract BACKGROUND: The etiology of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is inconclusive, but central mechanisms are well accepted for this pain […]
Short-Term Clinical Effects of Dry Needling Combined With Physical Therapy in Patients With Chronic Postsurgical Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Case Series.
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The Effectiveness of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Musculoskeletal Conditions by Physical Therapists: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Re: "Evidence That Dry Needling Is the Intent to Bypass Regulation to Practice Acupuncture in the United States" by Fan et al. (J Altern Complement Med 2016;22:591-593).
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Trigger-Point Dry Needling for the SOF Medic.
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[Pneumothorax following dry needling treatment: legal and ethical aspects].
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Response to Dommerholt and Stanborough re: "Evidence That Dry Needling Is the Intent to Bypass Regulation to Practice Acupuncture in the United States".
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Relating Chronic Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis to Signs of Sensitization and Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction
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Evidence and expert opinions: Drying needling versus acupuncture (I) : -The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016.
Related Articles Evidence and expert opinions: Drying needling versus acupuncture (I) : -The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016. Chin J Integr Med. 2016 Dec 21;: Authors: Fan AY, Xu J, Li YM Abstract In the last twenty years, in the United States and other Western countries, dry needling (DN) became […]
Effectiveness of exercise on pain and disability related to myofascial pain: a systematic review.
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Re: “Dry Needling Alters Trigger Points in the Upper Trapezius Muscle and Reduces Pain in Subjects with Chronic Myofascial Pain”.
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Contribution of Dry Needling to Individualized Physical Therapy Treatment of Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Deep Spine Infection After Acupuncture in the Setting of Spinal Instrumentation.
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The much anticipated release of our 3rd textbook is here!
Dr. Ma’s Neurologic Dry Needling© (NDN) is the first book presenting a neuroscience-based dry needling approach for pain management, physical rehabilitation and sports medicine. Neurologic Dry Needling systemically targets peripheral neurogenic sensitivity to reduce neurologic burdens, optimize neurologic capability, improve neuro-immune function, and maximize systemic homeostasis to achieve the best clinical results. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Using the […]
Clinical Effectiveness of Dry Needling Immediately After Application on Myofascial Trigger Point in Upper Trapezius Muscle.
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