Dry Needling

Intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments.

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Networked: 647 relevant articles (148 outcomes, 202 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César: 45 articles (06/2022 - 01/2010)
2.	Dommerholt, Jan: 21 articles (11/2022 - 11/2011)
3.	Cleland, Joshua A: 20 articles (01/2022 - 11/2013)
4.	Ansari, Noureddin Nakhostin: 13 articles (11/2022 - 01/2015)
5.	Herrero, Pablo: 13 articles (04/2022 - 12/2016)
6.	Butts, Raymond: 12 articles (09/2022 - 08/2014)
7.	Dunning, James: 12 articles (09/2022 - 08/2014)
8.	Naghdi, Soofia: 11 articles (11/2022 - 01/2015)
9.	Plaza-Manzano, Gustavo: 11 articles (01/2022 - 11/2014)
10.	Koppenhaver, Shane L: 10 articles (01/2022 - 08/2015)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 11/01/2021 - "On basis of the best evidences available, dry needling seemed to be effective in pain reduction related to lower extremity myofascial trigger points. " 01/01/2019 - "Results: Significant improvement was found in most pain pressure thresholds of the myofascial trigger points in cervical muscles in the dry needling group compared to myofascial release (p < 0.05). " 01/01/2018 - "There was very low evidence that trigger point dry needling of the shoulder region is effective for reducing pain and improving function in the short term. " 09/01/2011 - "Round 1 helped generate a list of 10 items that were deemed important for developing a dry needling protocol for plantar heel pain. " 09/01/2003 - "The pain and tingling resolved completely after two sessions of dry needling at a single myofascial trigger point in the free border of the left pectoralis major muscle."
2.	Neck Pain (Cervicalgia) 11/22/2017 - "The successful completion of this trial will provide evidence to demonstrate whether dry needling is effective for the management of mechanical neck pain when used in a combined treatment approach, as is the common clinical practice. " 11/06/2018 - "Deep Dry Needling plus stretching is more effective than stretching alone for Health-related quality of life improvement, especially for physical function, physical role, social function and vitality dimensions, in people with non-specific neck pain. " 09/01/2016 - "Deep dry needling and passive stretching is more effective than passive stretching alone in people with nonspecific neck pain. " 07/11/2016 - "PENS application after dry needling treatment is more effective than dry needling alone for decreasing soreness in the short term and improving neck pain intensity immediately in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain." 01/01/2021 - "Is Dry Needling Effective When Combined with Other Therapies for Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Neck Pain Symptoms? "
3.	Stroke (Strokes) 02/01/2022 - "The use of dry needling (DN) with other treatments may be more beneficial in managing post-stroke spasticity. " 03/01/2023 - "Background: Dry Needling (DN) has been demonstrated to be effective in improving sensorimotor function and spasticity in patients with chronic stroke. " 04/01/2022 - "Dry needling (DN) has been shown to be effective for the treatment of upper extremity hypertonia in patients with stroke. " 10/26/2022 - "This study aims to assess the short and interim-term efficacy of dry needling (DN) intervention on lower extremity function, balance and gait in lower limb dysfunction after stroke. " 01/01/2022 - "(4) Conclusions: An ultrasound-guided dry needling session combined with neurorehabilitation treatment reduced spasticity and improved balance and gait in stroke patients."
4.	Myofascial Pain Syndromes (Myofascial Pain Syndrome) 10/01/2016 - "The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic efficacy of high-power pain threshold (HPPT) ultrasound therapy applied to the trigger points and dry needling (DN) in myofascial pain syndrome. " 10/01/2016 - "Comparison of the Efficacy of Dry Needling and High-Power Pain Threshold Ultrasound Therapy with Clinical Status and Sonoelastography in Myofascial Pain Syndrome." 01/01/2023 - "Evidence has shown that dry needling (DN) is effective for myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). " 07/01/2021 - "Dry needling has been found to be effective in various myofascial pain syndromes and musculoskeletal conditions. " 01/01/2022 - "To compare the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection vs dry needling (DN) for management of trigger points in the masseter muscle in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) patients. "
5.	Tendinopathy (Tendonitis) 01/01/2021 - "To determine the additional effect of dry needling (DN) or percutaneous needle electrolysis (PNE) combined with eccentric exercise (EE) and determine which is the most effective for patients with patellar tendinopathy (PT). " 05/01/2017 - "Effectiveness of dry needling and high-volume image-guided injection in the management of chronic mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy in adult population: a literature review." 01/01/2016 - "Platelet-rich plasma did not provide significantly greater clinical benefit versus placebo or dry needling for the treatment of tendinopathy at a six-month follow-up. " 09/01/2016 - "Our results indicated that a higher volume without dry needling compared with a lower volume with dry needling resulted in greater improvement in noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy. " 01/01/2020 - "All studies analyzing MIT such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP), dry needling, or skin-derived tenocyte-like cells, when combined with exercise, proved to be effective for patellar tendinopathy. "

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6.	Pain-Free
7.	Diclofenac (SR 38)
8.	Procaine (Novocaine)
9.	Placebos
10.	Ibuprofen (Motrin)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Musculoskeletal Manipulations (Manipulative Therapy)
3.	Physical Therapy Modalities (Physical Therapy Technique)
4.	Injections
5.	Aftercare (After-Treatment)