What is it about?
This article examines the effectiveness of dry needling performed by a physical therapist for musculoskeletal pain conditions.
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Why is it important?
Dry needling is being used by an increasing number of physical therapists. Examining the current evidence is important to understand the effectiveness of dry needling.
Perspectives
Supports that dry needling has a treatment effect on pain and pressure pain threshold, but not that it leads to greater improvements in functional outcomes when compared to other treatments. We need more high quality randomized clinical trials against other commonly used interventions, with long term follow ups.
Dr Eric R Gattie
University of Newcastle
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This page is a summary of: The Effectiveness of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Musculoskeletal Conditions by Physical Therapists: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, March 2017, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT),
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7096.
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