ArticleFrontiers in neurology2020
Are There Trigger Points in the Spastic Muscles? Electromyographical Evidence of Dry Needling Effects on Spastic Finger Flexors in Chronic Stroke.
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- Safety of dry needling in stroke patients: a scoping review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of a Single Dry Needling Session on Gait and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: A Double-Blind Randomized Sham-Controlled Pilot Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Neurointerface with oscillator motifs for inhibitory effect over antagonist muscles.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- New insights into acupuncture techniques for poststroke spasticity.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Effects of dry needling intervention on lower limb dysfunction after stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2022Article
- 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
- Effects of Deep Dry Needling on Tremor Severity and Functionality in Stroke: A Case Report.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose was to examine the immediate effects of dry needling to spastic finger muscles in chronic stroke. Ten chronic stroke patients with spasticity in finger flexors participated in this experiment. Dry needling to the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle was performed under ultrasound guidance for about 30 s (about 100 times). Clinical assessment and intramuscular needle EMG readings were made before and immediately after dry needling. Immediately after needling, the FDS muscle was felt less tight to palpation and the proximal phalangeal joint rested in a less flexed position (
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