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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2013

Physiologic effects of dry needling.

Barbara Cagnie, Vincent Dewitte, Tom Barbe, Frank Timmermans, Nicolas Delrue, Mira Meeus

6 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 6 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 101 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT03539588 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Trigger Point Dry Needling vs Trigger Point Dry Needling With Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Sub-acute and Chronic Low Back Pain in a Military Population: A Randomized Crossover Design

TypeinterventionalSponsorWilliam Beaumont Army Medical CenterRan2017 to 2017Enrolled30ConditionsSub-acute and Chronic Low Back PainArmstrigger point dry needling, Electrical Stimulation
NCT04578626 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Morphological Changes in Asymptomatic Perimandibular Muscles After Dry Needling Assessed With Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging

TypeinterventionalSponsorPoliambulatorio Physio PowerRan2020 to 2020Enrolled17ConditionsAsymptomatic State, Temporomandibular Joint, Masticatory MusclesArmsdry needling
NCT05097937 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Neurophysiological Effects of Percutaneous Electrolysis Related to Endogenous Pain Modulation

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of SalamancaRan2021 to 2022Enrolled54ConditionsPercutaneous Electrolysis, Pain, Analgesia, Pain ModulationArmsSham intervention, Low intensity percutaneous electrolysis, High intensity percutaneous electrolysis
NCT05390359 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Characterization of the Effects on Bioimpedance and the Sensorimotor System After the Application of Percutaneous Electrolysis Protocols on the Patellar Tendon.

TypeinterventionalSponsorClinica Francisco Ortega Rehabilitacion Avanzada SLRan2022 to 2023Enrolled50ConditionsHealthyArmsHigh-intensity and short-duration, Low-intensity and long-duration, High-intensity, short-duration and 20 Hz, Sham electrolysis
NCT05493098 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Dry Needling for Suboccipital, Levator Scapula, Upper Trapezius, Masseter, Sternocleidomastoid, Splenius Capitis and Cervicis, Temporalis and Frontalis Muscles on Pain and Active Craniocervical Range of Motion in People With Episodic Tension-type Headache

TypeinterventionalSponsorIran University of Medical SciencesRan2023 to 2023Enrolled36ConditionsEpisodic Tension-type HeadacheArmsdry needling, sham (placebo) dry needling:
NCT06689371 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled45ConditionsDry Needling, Dry Cupping, Cervicogenic HeadacheArmsGroup A (Dry Needling), Group B (Dry cupping), Group C (control)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 315 citations in OpenAlex.

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41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Barbara CagnieDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185 3B3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. barbara.cagnie@ugent.be
Vincent Dewitte
Tom Barbe
Frank Timmermans
Nicolas Delrue
Mira Meeus
Ghent University · BECanadian Physiotherapy Association · CAGhent University Hospital · BELVD (Belgium) · BEUniversity of Antwerp · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the past decades, worldwide clinical and scientific interest in dry needling (DN) therapy has grown exponentially. Various clinical effects have been credited to dry needling, but rigorous evidence about its potential physiological mechanisms of actions and effects is still lacking. Research identifying these exact mechanisms of dry needling action is sparse and studies performed in an acupuncture setting do not necessarily apply to DN. The studies of potential effects of DN are reviewed in reference to the different aspects involved in the pathophysiology of myofascial triggerpoints: the taut band, local ischemia and hypoxia, peripheral and central sensitization. This article aims to provide the physiotherapist with a greater understanding of the contemporary data available: what effects could be attributed to dry needling and what are their potential underlying mechanisms of action, and also indicate some directions at which future research could be aimed to fill current voids.

Indexed as

NeedlesAcupuncture TherapyAnalgesiaFemaleHumansMaleMyofascial Pain SyndromesNorepinephrinePain MeasurementPain ThresholdSerotoninTreatment OutcomeNorepinephrineSerotonin

Identifiers

PMID23801002
OpenAlexW2087203041

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Registered trials

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