ReviewThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2019
New perspectives on dry needling following a medical model: are we screening our patients sufficiently?
Review in The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07309874 (Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling Targeting Rectus Capitus Posterior Major on Individuals With Headaches), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Dry Needling Targeting Rectus Capitus Posterior Major on Individuals With Headaches
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Chiropractic Management of Adults with Cervicogenic or Tension-Type Headaches: Development of a Clinical Practice Guideline.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Trigger point dry needling, manual therapy and exercise versus manual therapy and exercise for the management of Achilles tendinopathy: a feasibility study.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2020Trial
- Effect of dry needling therapy on hip range of motion as a component of functional performance in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.Reumatologia · 2026Article
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- 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
- Immediate Effect of Dry Needling at Myofascial Trigger Point on Hand Spasticity in Chronic Post-stroke Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Safety of dry needling to the upper lumbar spine: a pilot cadaver study.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2020Article
- Needling: is there a point?The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2019Article
- Effectiveness of dry needling for improving pain and disability in adults with tension-type, cervicogenic, or migraine headaches: protocol for a systematic review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Article
- Dry Needling for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Ailments With Trigger Points.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
Myofascial trigger points are not an isolated neuromusculoskeletal phenomenon and have been implicated in systemic, visceral, and metabolic pathology, as a side effect of some medications and in the presence of psychological risk factors. This complexity can complicate adequate screening of patients prior to choosing dry needling as a treatment intervention. Regardless of whether clinicians practice in a direct access setting, they should be cognizant of medical conditions, comorbidities, and risk factors that will influence clinical decisions for dry-needling appropriateness, technique chosen, and potential adverse responses to treatment. Of primary concern are conditions that can either manifest with myalgia and/or myopathy or masquerade as a more common musculoskeletal condition. This clinical commentary reviews system-specific considerations and other common disorders that should be screened for and discusses not only whether dry needling is appropriate but comments on technique and dosage considerations when initiating dry needling.
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