Is dry needling effective in decreasing pain from myofascial pain syndrome of the upper quarter muscles?

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel B. Mancini ◽  
Carl Tyler
2018 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. e112
Author(s):  
S.A. Raeissadat ◽  
S.M. Rayegani ◽  
F. Sadeghi ◽  
E. Tabibian ◽  
S. Rahimi Dehgolan

PM&R ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. S144
Author(s):  
Marcus Yu Bin Pai ◽  
Juliana Takiguti Toma ◽  
Helena Hideko ◽  
Seguchi Kaziyama ◽  
Daniel Ciampi De Andrade

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Rodríguez-Mansilla ◽  
Blanca González-Sánchez ◽  
Álvaro De Toro García ◽  
Enrique Valera-Donoso ◽  
Elisa María Garrido-Ardila ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 289-293
Author(s):  
Melissa Jack ◽  
Ryan Tierney ◽  
Jamie Mansell ◽  
Anne Russ

Focused Clinical Question: In patients with myofascial trigger point pain, does dry needling result in greater decreases in pain compared to sham needling? Clinical Bottom Line: The evidence supporting dry needling as more effective than sham needling in reducing patients’ pain is mixed.


Pain Medicine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tugba Aydın ◽  
Bahar Dernek ◽  
Tülin Sentürk Ege ◽  
Ayse Karan ◽  
Cihan Aksoy

Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of dry needling therapy combined with exercise and exercise treatment alone for alleviating the dizziness caused by cervical myofascial pain syndrome. Design This was a prospective randomized clinical study that included 61 women who had dizziness and myofascial trigger points on the neck muscles. The patients were randomized into a dry needling + exercise group (N = 31) and an exercise only group (N = 30). Results The mean age of the patients (±SD) was 38.4 ± 8.3 years. The intragroup comparisons of the severity of neck pain, algometric measurement, number of dizziness attacks per week, severity of the dizziness, fall index, and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory were improved in both groups at the first and fourth months (P < 0.05). The intergroup comparisons of the severity of neck pain, algometric measurement, number of dizziness attacks per week, the severity of the dizziness, and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory were more improved in the dry needling + exercise group at the first or fourth month compared with their inital assessments (P < 0.05). There was no diffence in fall index scores between the groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Both dry needling + exercise therapy and exercise therapy alone were effective in treating dizziness caused by cervical myofascial pain syndrome. However, dry needling + exercise treatment was superior to exercise treatment alone.


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