ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Dry Needling in Physical Therapy Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain: Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
Comparative Effects of Myofascial Decompression and Positional Release Therapies on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Validation of a Placebo Dry Needling Protocol in Patients With Non-specific Neck Pain: a Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Deep Versus Superficial Dry Needling for Neck Pain: A Systematic Review of Randomised Clinical Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling for Managing Postoperative Axial Symptoms After Cervical Laminoplasty: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Patient-reported outcome measures in physical therapy practice for neck pain: an overview of reviews.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2023Review
- Clinical Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain-An Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Chronic Neck Pain (CNP) is one of the main causes of disability worldwide, and it is necessary to promote new strategies of therapeutic approach in the treatment of chronic pain. Dry needling (DN) is defined as an invasive physiotherapy technique used in the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of invasive techniques in treatment of CNP. The search focused on randomized clinical trials, and according to the selection criteria, eight studies were obtained. In conclusion, DN can be an effective treatment option for CNP, positive outcomes were achieved in the short-term and in the follow-up performed between three and six months, and this technique may offer better outcomes than a placebo intervention based on the application of simulated DN.
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