Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017
Dry needling in a manual physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise protocol for patients with chronic mechanical shoulder pain of unspecific origin: a protocol for a randomized control trial.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03861923 (Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Pain and Function for the Management of Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Pain and Function for the Management of Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dry needling as an adjunct treatment to multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: a preliminary, randomized sham-controlled trial.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2024Trial
- Pain, function and peritendinous effusion improvement after dry needling in patients with long head of biceps brachii tendinopathy: a single-blind randomized clinical trial.Annals of medicine · 2024Trial
- Different Degree Centrality Changes in the Brain after Acupuncture on Contralateral or Ipsilateral Acupoint in Patients with Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Resting-State fMRI Study.Neural plasticity · 2020Trial
- Cervical Spine Screening Based on Movement Strategies Improves Shoulder Physical Variables in Neck-Related Shoulder Pain Patients: A Secondary Analysis from an Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Article
- Ultrasound verification of palpation-based dry needling techniques of rotator cuff muscles: a prospective feasibility trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Observational
- Dry needling in a multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: study protocol for a double-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Review
- Comparative Effect of Dry Needling and Neural Mobilization on Pain, Strength, Range of Motion, and Quality of Life in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis: Protocol for Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of Ischemic Compression on Trigger Points in the First Dorsal Interosseous Muscle in Patients with Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Pragmatic posterior capsular stretch and its effects on shoulder joint range of motion.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Article
- Commentary: Selective Fiber Degeneration in the Peripheral Nerve of a Patient With Severe Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Review
- Comparison of the effectiveness of novel intervention on restricted range of motion of shoulder in young healthy subjects.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundShoulder pain of musculoskeletal origin is the main cause of upper limb pain of non-traumatic origin. Despite being one of the most common reasons for consultation, there is no established protocol for treatment due to the complexity of its etiology. However, it has been shown that the presence of myofascial trigger points on the shoulder muscles is a common condition associated with patients suffering from shoulder pain. This protocol has been created which describes the design of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the inclusion of dry needling (DN) within a protocol of manual physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise in the treatment of chronic shoulder pain of unspecific origin.
methodsThirty-six participants aged 18-65 years will be recruited having mechanical chronic shoulder pain on unspecific origin and meeting the inclusion criteria. These will be randomized to one of two interventions, (i) DN, manual physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise or (ii) sham DN, manual physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise. The protocol will cover 6 weeks of treatment, with a 6-month follow-up. Our main outcome measure will be the Visual Analogue Scale for pain. DISCUSSION: This is the first study to combine the use of DN, manual physiotherapy and an exercise program with a 6-month follow-up, thus becoming a new contribution to the treatment of chronic shoulder pain, while new lines of research may be established to help determine the effects of DN on chronic shoulder pain and the frequency and proper dosage. TRIAL REGISTRATIONS: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number Register: ISRCTN30604244 ( http://www.controlled-trials.com ) 29 June 2016.
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