Effects of Dry Needling on Biomechanical Properties of the Myofascial Trigger Points Measured by Myotonometry: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Jiménez-Sánchez ◽  
Julio Gómez-Soriano ◽  
Elisabeth Bravo-Esteban ◽  
Orlando Mayoral-del Moral ◽  
Pablo Herrero-Gállego ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Biomechanical Properties ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Short-Term Effects of PENS versus Dry Needling in Subjects with Unilateral Mechanical Neck Pain and Active Myofascial Trigger Points in Levator Scapulae Muscle: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Garcia-de-Miguel ◽  
Daniel Pecos-Martin ◽  
Tamara Larroca-Sanz ◽  
Beatriz Sanz-de-Vicente ◽  
Laura Garcia-Montes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Procedures such as dry needling (DN) or percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) are commonly proposed for the treatment of myofascial trigger points (MTrP). The aim of the present study is to investigate if PENS is more effective than DN in the short term in subjects with mechanical neck pain. This was an evaluator-blinded randomized controlled trial. Subjects were recruited through announcements and randomly allocated into DN or PENS groups. Pain intensity, disability, pressure pain threshold (PPT), range of motion (ROM), and side-bending strength were measured. The analyses included mixed-model analyses of variance and pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni correction. The final sample was composed of 44 subjects (22 per group). Both groups showed improvements in pain intensity (ηp2 = 0.62; p < 0.01), disability (ηp2 = 0.74; p < 0.01), PPT (ηp2 = 0.79; p < 0.01), and strength (ηp2 = 0.37; p < 0.01). The PENS group showed greater improvements in disability (mean difference, 3.27; 95% CI, 0.27–6.27) and PPT (mean difference, 0.88–1.35; p < 0.01). Mixed results were obtained for ROM. PENS seems to produce greater improvements in PPT and disability in the short term.

scholarly journals Treatment of myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a randomized, controlled trial

BMC Medicine ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carel Bron ◽  
Arthur de Gast ◽  
Jan Dommerholt ◽  
Boudewijn Stegenga ◽  
Michel Wensing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Chronic Shoulder Pain

Effects of compression at myofascial trigger points in patients with acute low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1186-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Takamoto ◽  
I. Bito ◽  
S. Urakawa ◽  
S. Sakai ◽  
M. Kigawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Points ◽  
Acute Low Back Pain ◽  
Randomized Controlled
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