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 …

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 …

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

Abstract The Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) issued a clinical practice
guideline for physical therapists that addresses the assessment and treatment of patients …

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 …

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 This study aimed to assess the effects of single and multiple massage treatments
on pressure-pain threshold (PPT) at myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in people with …

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

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 …

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 …