Background Dry needling (DN) and percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) are
widely used techniques in the treatment of myofascial pain. Objective To investigate the …

Chronic neck pain attributed to a myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by the presence
of muscle contractures referred to as myofascial trigger points. In this randomized, parallel …

BACKGROUND: Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint, with a point prevalence
of 15% of males and 23% of females experiencing symptoms. Approximately 20% of …

Methods Fifty patients were enrolled and randomized into two groups. Patients in group A
received dry needling, and those in group B received TENS. Patients were evaluated using …

Background: Percutaneous nerve electrical stimulation is a novel treatment modality for the
management of acute and chronic myofascial pain syndrome. Objectives: To compare the …

Background and purpose: The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis is to
determine the effect of dry needling in the treatment of MTrPs. Methods Searches were …

Objective To determine the efficacy of dry needling (DN) in the treatment of myofascial
trigger points (MTrP) compared to other methods of physical therapy in the treatment of neck …

The purpose was to determine the efficacy of deep dry needling (DDN) applied on an active
myofascial trigger point (MTrP) versus a latent-MTrP versus a non-MTrP location, on pain …

Objectives The aim of this study was to observe the medium-term effects on pain, disability,
and psychological factors of a combination of myofascial trigger point (MTrP) dry needling …

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of three interventions for the
treatment of myofascial chronic neck pain. Methods. Thirty‐six patients were randomly …