Dry needling trigger points around knee and hip joints improves function in patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Farazdaghi ◽  
Amin Kordi Usefinejad ◽  
Najmeh Abdollahian ◽  
Mahvash Rahimi ◽  
Alireza Motealleh
Keyword(s):  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Hip Joints

scholarly journals Dry needling is effective in reducing acute pain in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Amanda Machado Antonio ◽  
Thaina Cristina Vieira Gaspardi ◽  
Evelyn Regina Couto ◽  
Gustavo Constantino De Campos ◽  
João Batista De Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Acute Pain ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Brief Pain Inventory ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Static Stretching ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Timed Up And Go

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The objectives of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of dry needling inactivation of trigger points in acute pain relief and function improvement in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Thirty participants choose between dry needling or static stretching. It was analyzed the immediate effects of a single dry needling intervention, compared to a control group that received static stretching. Outcomes of the study was timed up and go test; visual analogue scale and brief pain inventory.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The group treated with dry needling had a better result on the visual analogue scale and on the brief pain inventory scale. There was no difference in time up and go performance in relation to the control group. The muscle group with the highest prevalence of trigger points was the thigh adductors (83.3%), despite valgus or varus frontal plane misalignment of the limb.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The inactivation of trigger points by dry needling in patients with acute pain due to severe osteoarthritis of the knees obtained better relief compared to static stretching of the musculature.</p>

The effect of dry needling of myofascial trigger points on muscle stiffness and motoneuron excitability in healthy subjects

2021 ◽  
pp. 096452842110275
Author(s):  
Carolina Jiménez-Sánchez ◽  
Julio Gómez-Soriano ◽  
Elisabeth Bravo-Esteban ◽  
Orlando Mayoral-del Moral ◽  
Pablo Herrero-Gállego ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Muscle Stiffness ◽  
Invasive Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Motoneuron Excitability

Background: Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are hypersensitive nodules in a taut band (TB) of skeletal muscle. Dry needling (DN) is an invasive technique recommended for the treatment of MTrPs. However, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the influence of the DN technique on modification of muscle stiffness and neurophysiological properties of MTrPs. Objective: The objective was to examine the effect of DN on muscle stiffness and motoneuron excitability of a latent medial MTrP (nodule and TB) of the soleus muscle in non-injured subjects. Methods: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial of 46 subjects with latent medial MTrPs of the soleus was conducted, in which all received one session of DN. The intervention group (n = 23) were subjected to DN into the MTrP (the nodule), while the control group (n = 23) were subjected to DN into the TB. Assessment was carried out at baseline (pre-test), after the intervention (post-test) and 1 week after the intervention (follow-up). Biomechanical variables (muscle resistive force at 10°/s and 180°/s, muscle extensibility and strength), as measured with an isokinetic dynamometer, and neurophysiological variables (H-reflex), were recorded. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in biomechanical or neurophysiological assessments between groups. Considering the intra-group analysis, subjects in the intervention group exhibited increased maximal isometric voluntary force to ankle plantarflexion (MIVFp) at both post-intervention and follow-up assessment (p < 0.0125; 0.2 < d < 0.5), while no changes were found in the control group. Conclusion: One session of DN targeting latent MTrPs did not change muscle stiffness, muscle extensibility or motoneuron excitability. Further research on subjects with muscle tone disorders should be considered to better address the impact of DN on muscle tone. Trial registration number: NCT02575586 (ClinicalTrials.gov).

scholarly journals The neurophysiological effects of dry needling in patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points: study protocol of a controlled clinical trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. e002825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Abbaszadeh-Amirdehi ◽  
Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari ◽  
Soofia Naghdi ◽  
Gholamreza Olyaei ◽  
Mohammad Reza Nourbakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Upper Trapezius

scholarly journals DRY NEEDLING SEBAGAI TERAPI NYERI MIOFASIAL SERVIKAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanik Badriyah Hidayat ◽  
Annisa Oktavianti
Keyword(s):  
Trigger Point ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Point ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points

Nyeri miofasial servikal (NMS) merupakan sumber nyeri umum pada individu dengan nyeri leher kronik nonspesifik. Nyeri dapat bersifat lokal, regional dan dapat juga memiliki banyak titik pemicu nyeri (myofascial trigger points/MTrPs). NMS menyebabkan nyeri di daerah otot servikal maupun fasia di sekitarnya. Nyeri leher menurunkan kualitas hidup, menurunkan produktivitas dan menyebabkan disabilitas sehingga berpengaruh secara sosioekonomi terhadap penderita dan masyarakat.Pengobatan sindrom nyeri miofasial servikal masih belum memuaskan terkait kronisitasnya. Dry needling (DN) adalah salah satu pilihan terapi nonfarmakologi yang bisa diterapkan pada NMS. DN akan mengurangi sensitisasi perifer dan sentral dengan menghilangkan sumber nosisepsi perifer (area MTrPs), memodulasi aktifitas kornu dorsalis dan mengaktifkan jalur inhibisi nyeri sentral.Neurolog sering menangani kasus NMS dan perkembangan DN akhir-akhir ini semakin pesat sebagai manajemen nyeri. Namun, keefektifan terapi DN masih belum jelas. Oleh karena itu, pengetahuan tentang peran DN pada NMS ini penting untuk diketahui oleh para neurolog. Artikel kami akan membahas tentang peran DN pada sindrom nyeri miofasial servikal.Kata kunci: Dry needling, nyeri miofasial servikal, terapi, myofascial trigger point

scholarly journals Dry needling at myofascial trigger points mitigates chronic post-stroke shoulder spasticity

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Li Tang ◽  
Qiang-Min Huang ◽  
Yang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Trigger Points ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Post Stroke

scholarly journals Effects of Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points on Viscoelastic and Muscular Contractile Properties: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Within-Participant Clinical Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 3848
Author(s):  
Albert Pérez-Bellmunt ◽  
Oriol Casasayas-Cos ◽  
Carlos López-de-Celis ◽  
Jacobo Rodríguez-Sanz ◽  
Jorge Rodríguez-Jiménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Pain Sensitivity ◽  
Gastrocnemius Muscle ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Neuromuscular Function ◽  
Medial Gastrocnemius ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Pressure Pain

This study aimed to evaluate changes in neuromuscular function and pain perception in latent trigger points (TrPs) in the gastrocnemius muscle after a single session of dry needling. A randomized within-participant clinical trial was conducted. Fifty volunteers with latent TrPs in the gastrocnemius muscles were explored. Each extremity was randomly assigned to a control or experimental (dry needling) group. Viscoelastic parameters and contractile properties were analyzed by tensiomyography. Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion was assessed with the lunge test. Pressure pain thresholds (PPT) and pain perceived were also analyzed. The results observed that three viscoelastic proprieties (myotonometry) showed significant differences in favor of the experimental extremity in the lateral gastrocnemius: stiffness (p = 0.02), relaxation (p = 0.045), and creep (p = 0.03), but not in the medial gastrocnemius. No changes in tensiomyography outcomes were found. The control extremity showed a higher increase in PPTs (i.e., decrease in pressure pain sensitivity) than the experimental extremity (p = 0.03). No significant effects for range of motion or strength were observed. In general, gender did not influence the effects of dry needling over latent TrPs in the gastrocnemius muscle. In conclusion, a single session of dry needling was able to change some parameters of neuromuscular function, such as muscle tone, relaxation, pressure pain sensitivity, and creep in the lateral (but not medial) gastrocnemius but did not improve strength or range of motion.

The Effect of Dry Needling on Pain, Range of Motion of Ankle Joint, and Ultrasonographic Changes of Plantar Fascia in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Afsaneh Moosaei Saein ◽  
Ziaeddin Safavi-Farokhi ◽  
Atefeh Aminianfar ◽  
Marzieh Mortezanejad
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Ankle Joint ◽  
Visual Analog Scale ◽  
Plantar Fasciitis ◽  
Plantar Flexion ◽  
Plantar Fascia ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
Significant Difference

Context: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common and devastating disease. Despite different treatments, there is no clear evidence for the effect of these treatments on PF. One of the therapy methods used in physiotherapy is dry needling (DN). So the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of DN on the pain and range of motion of the ankle joint and plantar fascia thickness in subjects with PF who are suffering from the trigger points of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Methods: In this study, 20 volunteer females with PF were randomly assigned into DN treatment and control groups. Measurements were range of motion in dorsiflexion and plantar flexion, plantar fascia thickness, and visual analog scale measured before, immediately, and 1 month after the end of the intervention in both groups. Results: There were significant differences in the plantar fascia thickness and visual analog scale between the 2 groups. Plantar fascia thickness (P = .016) and visual analog scale (P = .03) significantly decreased in the treatment group. However, there was no significant difference in plantar flexion (P = .582) and dorsiflexion range of motion (P = .173) between groups. Conclusion: The result of this study showed that DN can reduce pain and plantar fascia thickness in women with PF who are suffering from trigger points of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Level of evidence: Level 1, randomized controlled trial.

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