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

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), commonly known as “shin splints,” is a frequent injury
of the lower extremity and one of the most common causes of exertional leg pain in athletes …

Background Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling of myofascial trigger
points; however, there is only poor-quality evidence supporting its use. Objective The …

Study Design Randomized, single-blinded, multi-center, parallel-group trial. Objectives To
compare the effects of adding electrical dry needling into a program of manual therapy …

Background: This study examined the effects of dry needling on chronic heel pain due to
plantar fasciitis. Methods: During this single-blinded clinical trial, 20 eligible patients were …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Spinal manipulation, spinal mobilization, and exercise are
commonly used in individuals with cervicogenic headache (CH). Dry needling is being …

Background Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis) is one of the most common musculoskeletal
pathologies of the foot. Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling and/or injection …

Background Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling of myofascial trigger
points (MTrPs); however, whether MTrP needling is effective remains controversial. Thus, we …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. Extracorporeal shock
wave therapy (ESWT) is an alternative treatment for refractory cases of plantar fasciitis …

Dry needling is a therapeutic intervention that has been growing in popularity. It is primarily
used with patients that have pain of myofascial origin. This review provides background …