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 …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify the proportion not attributable to the specific effects (PCE)
of physical therapy interventions for musculoskeletal pain. DESIGN: Intervention systematic …

ABSTRACT Objectives Examine:(1) whether variability in dry needling (DN) dosage affects
pain outcomes,(2) if effect sizes are clinically important, and (3) how adverse events (AE) …

Background. Chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is one of the common health issues.
Hamstring tightness contributes to the development of LBP. This study aimed to investigate …

Background: Myofascial trigger points (TrP) are diagnosed upon the presence of clinical
signs among which hypersensitivity is considered one of the most important. The detection …

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects of dry needling alone or in
combination with exercise therapy for reducing pain and disability in people with …

Background and purpose Patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) present myofascial trigger
points in the hip muscles that may reduce muscle extensibility, provoke pain and stiffness …

Abstract Background Latent trigger point (LTrP) can cause motor dysfunction and disturb
normal patterns of motor recruitment. Objective To analyze the effects of DN in the upper …

Acupuncture and dry needling share many similarities in their proposed mechanisms of
action and their sports medicine-related applications. Pain is the most common indication for …

Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common degenerative joint diseases. The
main symptoms of the osteoarthritis have been linked to the presence of myofascial trigger …