Background: Trigger point dry needling (TDN) is commonly used to treat musculoskeletal
pain related to myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). To date, no systematic review of high …

Abstract Background: Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are widely accepted by clinicians
and researchers as a primary source of pain. Needling is one common treatment, with dry …

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

Objective This systematic review of randomized controlled trials aimed to examine the
effectiveness of dry needling in the treatment of myofascial trigger points and to explore the …

Objective The main objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine
the short-, medium-, and long-term effectiveness of dry needling (DN) applied by physical …

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

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 …

Background and purpose: The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis is to
determine the effect of dry needling in the treatment of MTrPs. Methods Searches were …

The number of systematic reviews (SR) summarizing the literature regarding the clinical
effects of Dry Needling (DN) has increased rapidly. Yet, rigorous evidence about the clinical …

Objectives: Trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) is commonly used to treat persons with
myofascial pain, but no studies currently exist investigating its safety. The aim of this study …