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ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2011

Dry needling - peripheral and central considerations.

Jan Dommerholt

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract read
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Article in The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 89 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02699411 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Dry Needling Effectiveness of Patients on Break Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorEuropean University SpainRan2016 to 2016Enrolled40ConditionsAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionArmsDry needling, Stability and propioception
NCT04475133 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Percutaneous Neuromodulation on Plasticity in the Somatosensory System

TypeinterventionalSponsorClinica Francisco Ortega Rehabilitacion Avanzada SLRan2020 to 2020Enrolled29ConditionsHealthyArmsUltrasound guided percutaneous neuromodulation
NCT04851730 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of an Individualized Impairment-based, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Intervention (IOI), on Muscle Stiffness, Pelvic Floor Function, and Pain in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorTexas Woman's UniversityRan2021 to 2021Enrolled15ConditionsPelvic Pain, Chronic Pain, Muscle TightnessArmsOrthopedic Physical Therapy Intervention, Dry Needling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

89 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  16. Novel Use of Ultrasound Elastography to Quantify Muscle Tissue Changes After Dry Needling of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients With Chronic Myofascial Pain.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2015
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29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Jan DommerholtBethesda Physiocare, Bethesda, MD, USA ; Myopain Seminars, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dry needling is a common treatment technique in orthopedic manual physical therapy. Although various dry needling approaches exist, the more common and best supported approach targets myofascial trigger points. This article aims to place trigger point dry needling within the context of pain sciences. From a pain science perspective, trigger points are constant sources of peripheral nociceptive input leading to peripheral and central sensitization. Dry needling cannot only reverse some aspects of central sensitization, it reduces local and referred pain, improves range of motion and muscle activation pattern, and alters the chemical environment of trigger points. Trigger point dry needling should be based on a thorough understanding of the scientific background of trigger points, the differences and similarities between active and latent trigger points, motor adaptation, and central sensitize application. Several outcome studies are included, as well as comments on dry needling and acupuncture.

Indexed as

Dry needlingMyofascial painPainSensitizationTrigger points

Identifiers

PMID23115475
PMCPMC3201653

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