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 …

Background: Wet needling uses hollow-bore needles to deliver corticosteroids, anesthetics,
sclerosants, botulinum toxins, or other agents. In contrast, dry needling requires the insertion …

The theory of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) caused by trigger points (TrPs) seeks to
explain the phenomena of muscle pain and tenderness in the absence of evidence for local …

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 …

Many people continue suffering from myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) defined as a regional
pain syndrome characterized by muscle pain caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) …

Background and Purpose. Dry needling is an effective therapy for the treatment of pain
associated with myofascial trigger point (MTrP). However, the biochemical effects of dry …

The purpose was to determine the efficacy of deep dry needling (DDN) applied on an active
myofascial trigger point (MTrP) versus a latent-MTrP versus a non-MTrP location, on pain …

BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by generalized pain.
Several studies have been conducted to assess the effects of non-pharmacological …

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 …