ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2022
Validity and reliability of dry needle placement in the deep lumbar multifidus muscle using ultrasound imaging: an in-vivo study.
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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
- Analysis of Research Trends in Ultrasound-Guided Acupuncture and Dry-Needling: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Ultrasound verification of palpation-based dry needling techniques of rotator cuff muscles: a prospective feasibility trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Observational
- Inferior-Medial Dry Needling at the Thoracolumbar Junction: A Cadaveric Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Safety Considerations When Dry Needling the Multifidi in the Thoracolumbar Region: A Cadaveric Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Dry Needling of the Popliteus Muscle Validation by Ultrasound Imaging: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo use ultrasound (US) imaging to determine the validity and reliability of needle placement of two dry needling (DN) protocols for the lumbar multifidus (LM) in individuals with a high body mass index (BMI).
methodsTwenty-one participants with a BMI higher than 25 kg/m
resultsThe probability of reaching the deep LM muscle was high (85-95%) at L4 and L5. Although the needle reached a bony landmark 85-100% of the time, it only reached the vertebra lamina as intended 70-75% of the time. The intra-tester reliability of needle placements based on analysis of real-time and recorded US images was poor-to-moderate.
conclusionsAlthough the bony drop may not indicate that the needle has reached the vertebra lamina as the protocol intended, reaching a bony drop is still meaningful as it coincided with reaching the LM in the majority of participants.
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