Objective: The aim of this study was to establish if the changes in sympathetic and
parasympathetic activity (analyzed through heart-rate variability [HRV]) during ultrasound …

Context: Hamstring muscle tightness is one of the most common problems in athletic and
healthy people. Dry needling (DN) was found to be an effective approach for improving …

Objective: This systematic review examined the effects of acupuncture on hand-and-wrist
pain intensity, functional status, quality of life, and incidence of adverse effects in adults …

Many clinicians increasingly use dry needling in clinical practice. However, whether patients'
intake of antithrombotic drugs should be considered as a contraindication for dry needling …

Objective In the present study, the intra-rater reliability of upper trapezius morphology, its
mechanical properties and intramuscular blood circulation in females with myofascial pain …

Objective: To review current scientific knowledge as to the efficacy of dry needling of scars
on pain and other related symptoms and explore the possible physiological mechanisms of …

Approximately a third of the world's population may experience some form of chronic pain. 1,
2 Chronic pain tends to impact women, individuals from lower socioeconomic and/or rural …

Objective The purpose of this study was to analyze pain intensity in patients with myofascial
pain syndrome (MPS) following a multimodal rehabilitation protocol. Methods A prospective …

ABSTRACT Study design: Pilot study. Background: Dry needling has been an emerging
treatment option for physical therapists over the last decade. Despite the fact that studies …

BACKGROUND: Ischemic compression is widely used to clinically treat neck pain. However,
no meta-analysis has been conducted to evaluate the effects of this process on neck pain …