Myofascial pain is a common syndrome seen by family practitioners worldwide. It can affect
up to 10% of the adult population and can account for acute and chronic pain complaints. In …

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 …

Introduction Myofascial pain with myofascial triggers are common musculoskeletal
complaints. Popular treatments include manual therapy, dry needling, and dry cupping. The …

Study Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Background Myofascial pain syndrome
(MPS) is associated with hyperalgesic zones in muscle called myofascial trigger points …

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 …

The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that dry needling is more effective than
sham dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). This was a …

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 …

Our aim was to evaluate the effect of dry needling alone as compared to sham needling, no
intervention, or other physical interventions applied over trigger points (TrPs) related with …