ArticleJournal of pain research2018
Comparison of ozone and lidocaine injection efficacy vs dry needling in myofascial pain syndrome patients.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Low Back (T-PIMPS): A Randomized Controlled Trial.
A Comparison for 3 Different Dry Needling Techniques for Myofacial Pain Syndrome Causing Servical Pain
Comparison of Kinesio Taping, Dry Needling and Lidocain Injection Methods in Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Usefullnes of Local Lidocaine Paravertebral Cervical Injection on Cervicogenic Dizziness Symptoms Management: a Randomzied Clinical Trial
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- The hierarchy of different treatments for myogenous temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of ultrasound-guided myofascial hydrodissection technique in myofascial pain syndrome of upper trapezius: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effects of dry needling and kinesio taping in temporomandibular dysfunction: a randomized trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of the effects of occlusal splint and masseter muscle injection in patients with myofascial pain: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of ultrasound guided caudal epidural steroid injection with or without ozone in patients with lumbosacral canal stenosis; a randomized clinical controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- The consistency of reporting adverse events associated with dry needling: a narrative review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2026Article
- Intra-Articular Ozone Injections for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Local ozone injection compared to local glucocorticoid injection in carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Oxygen-Ozone Therapy of Musculoskeletal Neck Pain: A Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Comparison of the efficacy of oxygen-ozone and lidocaine injections in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Oxygen-Ozone Therapy in Cervicobrachial Pain: A Real-Life Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Injection of Botulinum Toxin, Ozone, and Lidocaine in Piriformis Syndrome.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Trigger point injection therapies for chronic myofascial neck and back pain: A systematic review.Interventional pain medicine · 2022Review
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- Trigger point injections and dry needling can be effective in treating long COVID syndrome-related myalgia: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2022Article
- Expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of myofascial pain syndrome.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
- Oxygen-Ozone Therapy in the Rehabilitation Field: State of the Art on Mechanisms of Action, Safety and Effectiveness in Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders.Biomolecules · 2021Review
- Detection of chlorite, chlorate and perchlorate in ozonated saline.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- Comparison of the Effect of Bicarbonate, Hyaluronidase, and Lidocaine Injection on Myofascial Pain Syndrome.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2020Article
- Dry needling for spine related disorders: a scoping review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2020Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeMyofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common musculoskeletal disorder among young adults associated with presence of myofascial trigger points. We aimed to evaluate efficacy of ozone injection (OI) in MPS patients, compared with two currently used methods including lidocaine injection (LI) and dry needling (DN). PATIENTS AND
methodsIn this single-blinded study, a total of 72 eligible patients were included and then randomly divided into three equal groups: DN, OI, and LI. All patients received treatment in three weekly sessions. Visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, cervical lateral flexion, pain pressure threshold (PPT), and neck disability index (NDI) were the main outcome measures, which were evaluated at baseline and at 4 weeks after injections. Analytic results were demonstrated as both within- and between-groups mean difference (MD).
resultsSixty two patients finished the study, 20 participants in both the DN and LI groups, and 22 persons in OI group. Distribution of all demographics and baseline clinical variables were relatively similar among groups. All three interventions were remarkably effective in improving patients' pain and PPT. Significant decrease in VAS (MD=-3.6±1.4) and increase in PPT (MD=7.2±5.1) within 4 weeks follow-up confirmed this finding. Also, NDI had similar significant improvement (MD=-9.9±8.7), but lateral flexion range did not show remarkable increase. There was also a statistically significant difference among three methods' efficacy on VAS, NDI, and PPT, favoring OI and LI.
conclusionIn summary, this data showed that in short-term follow-up, all three methods were significantly effective in MPS treatment; however, OI and LI groups had slightly better results than the DN group, with no remarkable preference between them.
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