ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling As a Treatment For Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome - A Case Series of Twenty Patients.
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- A Scoping Review of Ultrasound Visualization of Thin Acupuncture Needles Inserted into the Human Body and Reporting of Imaging Conditions.Medical acupuncture · 2026Article
- Multimodal physiotherapy versus scapular and conventional exercise for persistent pain following breast cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Analysis of Research Trends in Ultrasound-Guided Acupuncture and Dry-Needling: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Dry needling with blinded technique in pectoralis minor syndrome.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- Therapeutic Potential of Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Decreasing Neuropathic Pain: Clinical and Experimental Evidence.Current neuropharmacology · 2021Review
- Ultrasound-guided dry needling of masticatory muscles in trigeminal neuralgia - A case series of 35 patients.Journal of postgraduate medicineArticle
- Ultrasound guided dry needling: Relevance in chronic pain.Journal of postgraduate medicineArticle
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Abstract
contextExisting interventions for postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) address the neural component while overlooking a possible myofascial component.
aimThe aim of the study is to investigate the myofascial contribution to PMPS, by examining the effectiveness of myofascial trigger point release by ultrasound-guided dry needling (USGDN). PATIENTS AND
methodsThis retrospective review assessed the efficacy of USGDN in addressing myofascial pain in twenty consecutive patients with treatment-refractory PMPS. Patients in Group 1 (
resultsIn Group 1, the mean (standard deviation) NRS and PD scores (9.6 [0.9] and 28.3 [4.3], respectively, at baseline) reduced to 5.2 (1.1) and 16.1 (3.7) at 1-week post-NI. The post-NI DASH reduction was below the cutoff for clinical relevance (80.9 [10.5] at baseline vs. 71.1 [10.5] post-NI). The opioid dose remained unchanged. Following USGDN, NRS, PD, and DASH scores further reduced to 2.3 (0.8), 6.6 (1.2), and 34.6 (14.4), respectively. Patients receiving USGDN alone also showed reduction in NRS, PD, and DASH (7.8 [1.7], 20.0 [8.0], and 61.0 [14.4] at baseline vs. 1.3 [0.5], 6.0 [1.6], and 22.5 [10.4] post-USGDN, respectively). In all patients, opioid use and PHQ-9 scores reduced only post-USGDN.
conclusionsUSGDN reduced pain, disability, and opioid use, whereas NI reduced only pain. This suggests a myofascial contribution to pain and disability in PMPS.
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