Letter to the Editor: Trigger Points in Shoulder Pain: The Importance of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Perception and Dry Needling Treatment Protocols

Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):270-272. doi: 10.1089/acu.2022.0076. Epub 2023 Oct 17. NO ABSTRACT PMID:37900873 | PMC:PMC10606948 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2022.0076

Comparative Techniques of Acupuncture and Dry Needling Intersecting with Trigger Point Physiology and Diagnostics: A Cross-Discipline Narrative Review

Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):220-229. doi: 10.1089/acu.2023.0031. Epub 2023 Oct 17. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pain management is a great burden on society; therefore, cost-effective and nonaddictive treatments for pain are urgently required. Needling of painful spots has been applied in acupuncture along with dry needling <DN) to treat pain without opioids at minimal costs. However, no […]

Dry Needling for Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition of Quadriceps Femoris in Patients after Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament: a Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2023 Oct 31;16(5):193-202. doi: 10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.5.193. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: : Dry needling (DN) is recommended as a therapeutic modality for various neuromusculoskeletal disorders. No study has been performed on the impact of DN on arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This study protocol is aimed to investigate the impacts […]

Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Trigger Point Compression of the Levator Scapulae in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Short-Term Randomized Clinical Trial

J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 22;12(19):6136. doi: 10.3390/jcm12196136. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic neck pain (CNP) may be associated with latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the levator scapulae (LS), which can be treated with ischemic compression (IC) and dry needling (DN). Variables and elastography changes are evaluated to compare the short-term efficacy of two treatments with […]

Chronic Pain Syndromes: Myofascial Pain Syndrome

FP Essent. 2023 Oct;533:16-20. ABSTRACT Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a regional musculoskeletal pain disorder characterized by trigger points within the muscle or fascia. There are no universally accepted diagnostic criteria. Diagnosis currently is based on a physical examination finding of at least one localized trigger point that, when palpated, recreates the pain at the […]

Accessory Tibionavicular Muscle: An Unusual Cause of Medial Ankle Pain

Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2023 Jun 1;33(4):555-559. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1769472. eCollection 2023 Oct. ABSTRACT Accessory or anomalous muscles around the ankle are not uncommon and are usually asymptomatic. They are traditionally encountered during imaging undertaken for evaluation of ankle pain. We reported the first case of a new accessory muscle in the anteromedial part of the […]

Acute outcomes of acupuncture and dry needling over peripheral acute fatigue in untrained healthy volunteers: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Heliyon. 2023 Sep 12;9(9):e20093. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20093. eCollection 2023 Sep. ABSTRACT Peripheral acute fatigue (PAF) is defined as when the skeletal muscle is incapable of generating power. We aimed to investigate the acute effects of traditional Chinese acupuncture (TCA) and dry needling (DN) over PAF induced on the biceps brachii of untrained healthy volunteers. We conducted […]

Focused ultrasound as an alternative to dry needling for the treatment of tendinopathies: A murine model

J Orthop Res. 2023 Oct 7. doi: 10.1002/jor.25700. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Tendinopathies account for 30% of 102 million annual musculoskeletal injuries occurring annually in the United States. Current treatments, like dry needling, induce microdamage to promote healing but produce mixed success rates. Previously, we showed focused ultrasound can non-invasively create microdamage while preserving […]

Obtaining local twitch response with ultrasound-guided dry needling

Med Ultrason. 2023 Sep 29;25(3):362-363. doi: 10.11152/mu-4199. ABSTRACT PMID:37778026 | DOI:10.11152/mu-4199

The Effects of Dry Needling on Hamstring Range of Motion: A Critically Appraised Topic

J Sport Rehabil. 2023 Sep 28:1-5. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2023-0167. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT CLINICAL SCENARIO: Hamstring range of motion (ROM) and the influence it has on injury risk is among great discussion in the literature. Hamstring injury may result from hamstring tightness, poor flexibility, or decreased ROM, and many argue that this can be prevented […]

Effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Manual Therapy in Myofascial Temporomandibular Disorders: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

J Pers Med. 2023 Sep 21;13(9):1415. doi: 10.3390/jpm13091415. ABSTRACT Dry needling (DN) is an invasive physiotherapy technique employed for reducing myofascial pain. To compare the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) versus manual therapy (MT) in improving pain, active maximal mouth opening (AMMO) and cervical disability in patients with myofascial pain from temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) were […]

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling Therapy and Exercise in Piriformis Muscle Syndrome

Cureus. 2023 Aug 20;15(8):e43804. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43804. eCollection 2023 Aug. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Piriformis muscle syndrome (PMS) is characterized by symptoms of buttock pain and numbness radiating to the back of the thigh due to irritation of the sciatic nerve. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dry needling (DN) therapy and exercise programs on pain, […]

Electrical dry needling versus a non-invasive multicomponent intervention in the treatment of myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic low back pain: A randomised clinical trial

Clin Rehabil. 2023 Sep 13:2692155231201589. doi: 10.1177/02692155231201589. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of electrical dry needling with a non-invasive multi-component intervention in patients with chronic low back pain. DESIGN: A randomised single-blind clinical trial. SETTING: Outpatient Physiotherapy Clinic; home. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-four patients with chronic low back pain aged 30-65 years. […]

Current status and trend of acupuncture–moxibustion for myofascial pain syndrome: a visual analysis of knowledge graph based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2023 Sep 12;43(9):996-1005. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230119-k0002. ABSTRACT Bibliometric and scientific knowledge graph methods were used to analyze the research status and hot spots of acupuncture-moxibustion in treatment of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and explore its development trend. The articles of both Chinese and English versions relevant to MPS treated by acupuncture-moxibustion were searched […]

Effects of dry needling session frequency on wrist flexor spasticity and motor recovery after stroke: a single-blind randomized clinical trial

Physiother Theory Pract. 2023 Sep 9:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2023.2254827. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Determining the optimal number of dry needling (DN) sessions to satisfactorily treat a stroke patient with spasticity is important from both clinical and economic perspective. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of one versus three sessions of DN on spasticity of the […]

Periosteal Dry Needling for Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Case Series

J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 31;12(17):5678. doi: 10.3390/jcm12175678. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) of the thumb is a painful condition that affects over 15% of individuals above the age of 30 and up to 30% of post-menopausal women. Dry needling (DN) has been found to reduce pain and disability in a variety of neuromusculoskeletal […]

Reply on the article: “Dry-needling with blinded technique in pectoralis minor syndrome”

Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 May 6;69(2):259-260. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2023.12934. eCollection 2023 Jun. NO ABSTRACT PMID:37671380 | PMC:PMC10475899 | DOI:10.5606/tftrd.2023.12934

Dry needling with blinded technique in pectoralis minor syndrome

Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 May 4;69(2):257-258. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2023.12535. eCollection 2023 Jun. NO ABSTRACT PMID:37671379 | PMC:PMC10475898 | DOI:10.5606/tftrd.2023.12535

Effects of acupuncture or similar needling therapy on pain, proprioception, balance, and self-reported function in individuals with chronic ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Complement Ther Med. 2023 Sep 2:102983. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102983. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Acupuncture or similar needling therapy has long been used to improve well-being, but its effectiveness in management of chronic ankle instability (CAI) is unclear. To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture or similar needling therapy on pain, proprioception, balance, and self-reported function […]

Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Improving Pain and Function in Comparison with Other Techniques in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pain Res Manag. 2023 Aug 23;2023:1523834. doi: 10.1155/2023/1523834. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the short-, mid-, and long-term effectiveness of dry needling in improving pain and functional capacity of patients with chronic neck pain. Search strategy was performed on PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro, and […]