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ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2018

SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF TRIGGER POINT DRY NEEDLING ON PAIN AND DISABILITY IN SUBJECTS WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME.

Thomas G Sutlive, Andrew Golden, Kristin King, William B Morris, John E Morrison, Josef H Moore, Shane Koppenhaver

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Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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.

NCT03861923 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Pain and Function for the Management of Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorDuke UniversityRan2020 to 2024Enrolled10ConditionsShoulder Adhesive Capsulitis, Shoulder Pain, Frozen ShoulderArmsDry needling, Sham Dry Needling, Therapeutic Exercise
NCT03966937 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling In Patient With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2019 to 2019Enrolled70ConditionsPatellofemoral Pain SyndromeArmsDry needling, Control
NCT06086860 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Mulligan Mobilization With and Without Dry Needling in Runner's Knee

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled40ConditionsRunner's KneeArmsMulligan mobilization with dry needling., Mulligan mobilization without dry needling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas G SutliveArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
Andrew GoldenMendoza Physical Therapy Clinic, Fort Bliss, TX, USA.
Kristin KingEisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA.
William B MorrisPhysical Therapy Clinic, Weed Army Community Hospital, Fort Irwin, CA, USA.
John E MorrisonPhysical Therapy Clinic, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY, USA.
Josef H MooreArmy-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
Shane KoppenhaverBaylor University Doctoral Physical Therapy Program, Waco, TX, USA.
Baylor University · USBlanchfield Army Community Hospital · USCommunity Hospital · USEisenhower Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a prevalent knee disorder. A novel yet increasingly popular treatment for PFPS is trigger point dry needling (DN). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine if DN is more effective at reducing pain and disability than a sham treatment in individuals with PFPS. STUDY

designRandomized trial. MATERIALS/

methodsSixty military health care beneficiaries (36 males) with a clinical diagnosis of PFPS were recruited and completed the study. Subjects underwent a standardized clinical examination and were randomized into a DN or sham treatment group. DN treatment consisted of insertion of an acupuncture-like needle into six sites in the quadriceps femoris muscles of the symptomatic lower extremity based on a palpation examination. The sham grouped received a simulated treatment with a sharp object and needle guide tube without puncturing the skin. Self-reports of pain, disability, and overall status were collected before treatment, immediately after treatment and at 72 hours. Data were analyzed with separate 2x2 repeated measures analysis of variance, with independent variables being Group (DN vs. sham) and Time (pre-treatment vs. immediately post-treatment, and pre-treatment vs. 72 hours). The hypothesis of interest in each case was the Group*Time interaction. The alpha-level was set a priori to .05 using 2-tailed tests.

resultsBoth groups exhibited a clinically meaningful reduction in pain based on numeric pain rating scale scores immediately post-treatment and at 72 hours, but there was no statistically significant difference between groups (p = 0.219, 0.310). There was no significant difference between groups for any other outcome measures.

conclusionThese data suggest that DN treatment is not more effective than a sham DN treatment at reducing short-term pain and disability in individuals with PFPS when used as an isolated treatment approach. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2.

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Dry needlingknee painpatellofemoral pain syndromerehabilitation

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PMID30038832
PMCPMC6044598
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