ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Trigger Point Dry Needling and Proprioceptive Exercises for the Management of Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rehabilitation and Improvement of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Detriments in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of Dry Needling Treatment on Tibial Musculature in Combination with Neurorehabilitation Treatment in Stroke Patients: Randomized Clinical Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Hyaluronic Acid, Dry Needling and Combined Treatment in Patellar Osteoarthritis-Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of Dry Needling on Neuromuscular Control of Ankle Stabilizer Muscles and Center of Pressure Displacement in Basketball Players with Chronic Ankle Instability: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
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- The consistency of reporting adverse events associated with dry needling: a narrative review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2026Article
- Contemporary Review: Proprioception in Ankle Stability.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Comparative Efficacy of Needling and Non-Needling Therapies for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Lack of standardization in dry needling dosage and adverse event documentation limits outcome and safety reports: a scoping review of randomized clinical trials.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023Article
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- Validity of a Sham Dry Needling Technique on a Healthy Population.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Ultrasonographic Validation for Needle Placement in the Tibialis Posterior Muscle.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Commentary: Selective Fiber Degeneration in the Peripheral Nerve of a Patient With Severe Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Does Multimodal Rehabilitation for Ankle Instability Improve Patients' Self-assessed Functional Outcomes? A Network Meta-analysis.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2018Article
- SPINAL AND PERIPHERAL DRY NEEDLING VERSUS PERIPHERAL DRY NEEDLING ALONE AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF LATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2017Article
- Dry Needling for Patients With Neck Pain: Protocol of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Effects of spiral taping on proprioception in subjects with unilateral functional ankle instability.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- Managing ankle ligament sprains and tears: current opinion.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2016Review
- Trigger Point Dry Needling to Reduce Pain and Improve Function and Postural Control in People With Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of chiropractic medicineReview
- Conservative Management for Stable High Ankle Injuries in Professional Football Players.Sports healthArticle
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective. To compare the effects of combined trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) and proprioceptive/strengthening exercises to proprioceptive/strengthening exercises on pain and function in ankle instability. Methods. Twenty-seven (44% female, mean age: 33 ± 3 years) individuals with unilateral ankle instability were randomly assigned to an experimental group who received proprioceptive/strengthening exercises combined with TrP-DN into the lateral peroneus muscle and a comparison group receiving the same proprioceptive/strengthening exercise program alone. Outcome included function assessed with the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) and ankle pain intensity assessed with a numerical pain rate scale (NPRS). They were captured at baseline and 1-month follow-up after the intervention. Results. The ANOVAs found significant Group ∗ Time Interactions for both subscales of the FAAM (ADL: F = 8.211; P = 0.008; SPORTS: F = 13.943; P < 0.001) and for pain (F = 44.420; P < 0.001): patients receiving TrP-DN plus proprioceptive/strengthening exercises experienced greater improvements in function and pain than those receiving the exercise program alone. Between-groups effect sizes were large in all outcomes (SMD > 2.1) in favor of the TrP-DN group. Conclusions. This study provides evidence that the inclusion of TrP-DN within the lateral peroneus muscle into a proprioceptive/strengthening exercise program resulted in better outcomes in pain and function 1 month after the therapy in ankle instability.
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