Study Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Background An increasing number of
physical therapists in the United States and throughout the world are using dry needling to …

Myofascial pain syndrome is a pain condition characterized by the presence of trigger
points. Current evidence, mostly experimental studies, clearly supports a role of trigger …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

The myofascial trigger point phenomenon has good face validity and is clinically relevant.
Clinicians are encouraged to consider the contribution of myofascial trigger points to the …

Chronic low back pain, neck pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia are the most
common types of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Because no individual therapy has …

Objective To evaluate the current evidence of the effectiveness of dry needling of myofascial
trigger points (MTrPs) associated with low back pain (LBP). Data Sources PubMed, Ovid …

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 …

Abstract Objectives Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are an umbrella term
encompassing disorders of both the temporomandibular joint (TMJD) and masticatory …

Objective This systematic review of randomized controlled trials aimed to examine the
effectiveness of dry needling in the treatment of myofascial trigger points and to explore the …

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 …