Dry Needling in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain

@article{Kalichman2010DryNI,
  title={Dry Needling in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain},
  author={Leonid Kalichman and Simon Vulfsons},
  journal={The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine},
  year={2010},
  volume={23},
  pages={640 - 646}
}
Myofascial pain is a common syndrome seen by family practitioners worldwide. It can affect up to 10% of the adult population and can account for acute and chronic pain complaints. In this clinical narrative review we have attempted to introduce dry needling, a relatively new method for the management of musculoskeletal pain, to the general medical community. Different methods of dry needling, its effectiveness, and physiologic and adverse effects are discussed. Dry needling is a treatment… 
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Overall researchers found a clinically meaningful decrease in outcome scores in the short-term, but there were no significant differences in pain or functional outcomes through long- term follow-up, suggesting that dry needling alone does not provide any long-term effect on myofascial trigger points in patients with low back pain.
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The dry needling (DN) technique can be used as an impressive therapeutic method for myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in shoulder girdle muscles, considering the observed improvements in VAS, the PPT, and DASH scores.
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DRY NEEDLING IN SUBJECTS WITH MUSCULAR TRIGGER POINTS IN THE LOWER QUARTER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
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A review of current literature suggests that dry needling is effective in reducing pain associated with lower quarter trigger points in the short-term, however, the findings suggest thatdry needling does not have a positive effect on function, quality of life, depression, range of motion, or strength.
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Masticatory Muscle Pain and Disorders
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This chapter represents a concerted attempt to provide the clinician with a comprehensive overview on the basic neurobiological mechanisms underlying the many different manifestations of jaw muscle pain to aid in the diagnostic process and institution of appropriate therapy for masticatory muscle pain.
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