ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Effects of Temperature on Chronic Trapezius Myofascial Pain Syndrome during Dry Needling Therapy.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03946995 (Comparison of Dry Needling and Graston Technique in Active Myofascial Trigger Points on Upper Trapezius), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Comparison of Dry Needling and Graston Technique in Active Myofascial Trigger Points on Upper Trapezius
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- WITHDRAWN: Acupuncture for neck disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Therapeutic effects of dry needling in patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society · 2017Trial
- Effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy and splinting in lateral epicondylitis; a prospective, randomized, controlled study.Lasers in medical science · 2015Trial
- Comparison between effects of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and manual myofascial release on pain, range of motion and function in myofascial pain syndrome of upper trapezius - A randomized controlled trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2024Article
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- Attenuation of immobilization stress-induced hypertension by temperature-controllable warm needle acupuncture in rats and the peripheral neural mechanisms.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Dry needling for spine related disorders: a scoping review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2020Article
- Effects Of Heat-Conduction Dry Needling Therapy On TRPV1 Channel In Rats.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Comparison of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy and wrist-extensor splint application in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a prospective randomized controlled study.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature on chronic trapezius myofascial pain syndrome during dry needling therapy. Sixty patients were randomized into two groups of dry needling (DN) alone (group A) and DN combined with heat therapy group (group B). Each patient was treated once and the therapeutic effect was assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS), pressure pain threshold (PPT), and the 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) at seven days, one month, and three months after treatment. Evaluation based on VAS and PPT showed that the pain of patients in groups A and B was significantly (P < 0.05) relieved at seven days, one month, and three months after treatment Compared to before treatment. There was significantly (P < 0.05) less pain in group B than group A at one and three months after treatment. The SF-36 evaluation demonstrated that the physical condition of patients in both groups showed significant (P < 0.05) improvement at one month and three months after treatment than before treatment. Our study suggests that both DN and DN heating therapy were effective in the treatment of trapezius MPS, and that DN heating therapy had better long-term effects than DN therapy.
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