Question What is the effectiveness and what are the adverse effects. Design Systematic
review with meta-analysis. Participants Patients with shoulder or upper extremity pain or …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of trigger point (TrP) dry
needling alone or as an adjunct to other interventions on pain intensity and related disability …

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 …

Study Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Background An increasing number of
physical therapists in the United States and throughout the world are using dry needling to …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of including 1 session of
trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) into a multimodal physiotherapy treatment on pain and …

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 …

Background Trigger point dry needling interventions are utilized by physical therapists to
manage shoulder pain. Observational studies have shown positive short-term outcomes in …

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

Study Design Multicenter, parallel randomized clinical trial. Background Myofascial trigger
points (MTrPs) are implicated in shoulder pain and functional limitations. An intervention …

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 …