Objectives This review evaluated the efficacy and safety of western dry cupping methods for
the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and reduced range of motion. Methods A systematic …

Objective To examine the short-and long-term effectiveness of dry needling on disability,
pain, and patient-perceived improvements in patients with mechanical neck pain when …

Objective To determine the added benefit of combining dry needling with a guideline-based
physical therapy treatment program consisting of exercise and manual therapy on pain and …

This is to our knowledge the first systematic review regarding the efficacy of manual therapy
randomized clinical trials (RCT) for primary chronic headaches. A comprehensive English …

Background: Dry needling (DN) is a commonly used technique by clinicians for the treatment
of mechanical neck pain (MNP) by targeting trigger points and nontrigger point structures. It …

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 …

Objectives Neck pain is a significant condition that is second only to depression as a cause
of years lived with disability worldwide. Thus, identifying and understanding effective …

Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is frequently used to manage cervicogenic
headache (CGHA). No meta‐analysis has investigated the effectiveness of SMT exclusively …

Aim We aimed to conduct a systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of interventions
used by physiotherapists on the intensity, frequency and duration of migraine, tension-type …

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of superficial and deep
dry needling into trigger points of suboccipital and upper trapezius muscles in patients with …