Objective The purpose of this study was to compare immediate and short-term effects of
combining dray needling (DN)+ patient education vs ischemic compression (IC)+ patient …

Objectives: Physiotherapists have accepted the dry needling (DN) technique as an
adequate treatment for myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). Considering that most similar …

Objectives: Dry Needling (DN) is a novel and effective intervention for patients with
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS). Some characteristics, such as needle penetration depth …

Musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent and a significant contributor to global disability and
disease, with most countries reporting neck and low back pain as a leading cause of …

Background: Chronic neck pain (CNP) is a common disorder associated with substantial
morbidity. Different methods of rehabilitation are used to manage chronic myofascial neck …

Objective. The aims of this study are to investigate the changes in spontaneous electrical
activities (SEAs) and in acetylcholine (ACh), acetylcholine receptor (AChR), and …

Objective To evaluate the effect of dry needling into a myofascial trigger point (MTrP) in the
lower trapezius muscle of patients with mechanical idiopathic neck pain. Design A single …

Background Musculoskeletal pain is one of the leading complaints in the ambulatory setting.
There are many ways to treat it, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic …

Background: Nonspecific shoulder pain has a high prevalence in older adults and causes
functional alterations. Furthermore, there are difficulties in establishing a clinical diagnosis …

BACKGROUND: Pain from myofascial trigger points is often treated by dry needling (DN).
Empirical evidence suggests eliciting a local twitch response (LTR) during needling is …