Objective The aim of this study was to investigate short-term and long-term treatment effects
of dry needling (DN) and manual pressure (MP) technique with the primary goal of …

Background Patients with myofascial pain syndrome of the neck and upper back have active
trigger points and may present with pain and decreased function. Dry needling (DN) and …

Our aim was to evaluate the effect of dry needling alone as compared to sham needling, no
intervention, or other physical interventions applied over trigger points (TrPs) related with …

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 …

Objective To evaluate current evidence of the effectiveness of dry needling of myofascial
trigger points (MTrPs) associated with neck and shoulder pain. Data Sources PubMed …

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 …

Objective. To evaluate the effects of combining dry needling with other physical therapy
interventions versus the application of the other interventions or dry needling alone applied …

Objective This study sought to compare the immediate effects of a single session of dry
needling (DN), myofascial release (MR), and sham DN on pressure pain threshold (PPT) …

Objective: Chronic mechanical neck pain is associated with musculoskeletal tissue
alterations. Active trigger points in the trapezius and levator scapulae muscles are common …

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 …