ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischaemic Trigger Point Compression of the Levator Scapulae in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Short-Term Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- Combination of Manual Therapy and Dry Needling Effectively Improves Acute Neck Pain and Muscular Tone and Stiffness in Combat Sports Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of Dry Needling Versus Percutaneous Electrolysis in Achilles Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Cureus · 2026Article
- Dry needling in the management of chronic tension-type headache associated with levator scapulae syndrome: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic neck pain (CNP) may be associated with latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the levator scapulae (LS), which can be treated with ischemic compression (IC) and dry needling (DN). Variables and elastography changes are evaluated to compare the short-term efficacy of two treatments with DN.
methodsA randomized clinical trial is conducted with 80 participants in two groups: the DN group (
resultsStatistically significant changes were immediately observed between the two groups: PPT decreased in the DN group (
conclusionsIn subjects with CNP who had latent plus hyperalgesic MTrPs in the LS muscle, DN outperformed IC in PPT, pain intensity, and mechanical heterogeneity index at 48 h and one week after initiating therapy.
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