Despite wide use in clinical practice, acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for
chronic pain. Our objective was to update an individual patient data meta-analysis to …

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 …

The aims of this systematic review were to study the analgesic effect of real acupuncture and
to explore whether sham acupuncture (SA) type is related to the estimated effect of real …

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) has been defined as a regional pain syndrome
characterized by muscle pain caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) clinically. MTrP is …

Objective: The objective of this study was to conduct an updated systematic review of
diagnostic criteria for myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) used in clinical trials of physical …

Acupuncture is one of the treatment modalities many pain sufferers seek or get in contact
with whilst living with pain and seeing a variety of healthcare professionals in both publicly …

Abstract Background Myofascial trigger point (MTrP) injection and trigger point dry needling
(TrPDN) are widely accepted therapies for myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Empirical …

Context: Chronic musculoskeletal disorders in the shoulder joint are often associated with
myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), particularly in the upper trapezius (UT) muscle. Dry …

Objective To investigate the relationship between dry needling-induced twitch response and
change in pain, disability, nociceptive sensitivity, and lumbar multifidus muscle function, in …

Myofascial trigger point (MTrP) is a major cause of muscle pain, characterized with a
hyperirritable spot due to accumulation of sensitized nociceptors in skeletal muscle fibers …