ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2024
Effects of Dry Needling on Active Myofascial Trigger Points and Pain Intensity in Tension-Type Headache: A Randomized Controlled Study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- An exploration of possible future non-pharmacological multidisciplinary treatments to potentiate withdrawal strategy and recovery from medication overuse headache (MOH): a narrative review.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Review
- Tension-Type Headache: Toward an Integrative Multidimensional Framework for Clinical Stratification and Personalized Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Spinal Manipulation and Dry Needling on Headache and Migraine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Dry Needling for Tension-Type Headache: A Scoping Review on Intervention Procedures, Muscle Targets, and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Expert Consensus on Dry Needling Practices for Headache: An International Delphi Study Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring fascia in myofascial pain syndrome: an integrative model of mechanisms.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploring the efficacy of acupuncture for tension-type headache: a literature review and insights from traditional Chinese medicine.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024Review
- Electromyographic Activity of Cervical Muscles in Patients with Neck Pain and Changes After Dry Needling: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Tension-type headache is the most prevalent type of headache and is commonly associated with myofascial pain syndrome and the presence of active myofascial trigger points. This randomized controlled trial aimed to assess the impact of dry needling on the total number of active trigger points, pain intensity, and perceived clinical change in tension-type headache subjects. Thirty-two subjects were randomly assigned to the control and dry needling groups. The presence of active trigger points in 15 head and neck muscles, the headache intensity, and the perceived clinical change were evaluated. A single dry needling technique was administered at each active trigger point across three sessions. Significant differences were observed in the post-treatment measures favouring the dry needling group, including reductions in the headache intensity scores (
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