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 …

During the past decades, worldwide clinical and scientific interest in dry needling (DN)
therapy has grown exponentially. Various clinical effects have been credited to dry needling …

Myofascial pain syndrome is an important health problem. It affects a majority of the general
population, impairs mobility, causes pain, and reduces the overall sense of well‐being …

Chronic neck pain attributed to a myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by the presence
of muscle contractures referred to as myofascial trigger points. In this randomized, parallel …

Dry needling (DN) has been used recently by physical therapists as a therapy of choice for
patients with myofascial trigger points (TrP). The purpose of this randomized controlled trial …

Study Design Randomized clinical study. Objectives To compare the effects of trigger point
(TrP) dry needling (DN) and TrP manual therapy (MT) on pain, function, pressure pain …

Study Design Randomized clinical trial. Objectives To determine the effects of trigger point
dry needling (TrPDN) on neck pain, widespread pressure pain sensitivity, and cervical range …

Background Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling of myofascial trigger
points; however, there is only poor-quality evidence supporting its use. Objective The …

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 …

Dry needling for hypertonia and spasticity (DNHS) is a technique used for decreasing
hypertonia and spasticity and for the improvement of function in patients with damage to the …