Clinical Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain-An Umbrella Review

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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome

Maria Blanco-Diaz et al.

Summary: Dry needling is an effective and safe treatment for subacromial syndrome. When combined with conventional physiotherapy, it provides better outcomes in terms of pain reduction, improved functionality, and enhanced quality of life.

BIOLOGY-BASEL (2022)

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Dry Needling Versus Trigger Point Injection for Neck Pain Symptoms Associated with Myofascial Trigger Points: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Marcos J. Navarro-Santana et al.

Summary: The study compared the effects of dry needling and TrP injections (wet needling) for neck pain and found that wet needling resulted in greater reduction of pain in cervical muscle TrPs in the short term. No significant effects on other outcomes were observed.

PAIN MEDICINE (2022)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Dry Needling in Physical Therapy Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain: Systematic Review

Manuel Rodriguez-Huguet et al.

Summary: Chronic Neck Pain (CNP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and dry needling (DN) has been found to be an effective treatment option for CNP. This review assessed the effectiveness of DN in the treatment of CNP and found positive outcomes in the short-term and follow-up periods.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE (2022)

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Article Rehabilitation

Effects of previous experience with dry needling therapy on blinding effectiveness and pain outcomes in people with neck pain: A preliminary sham-controlled study

Gracia M. Gallego-Sendarrubias et al.

Summary: This study found that participants with previous experience with dry needling (DN) were more accurate at guessing their group allocation compared to those without experience, but this difference was not significant. Previous experience with DN did not have an impact on most clinical outcomes, except for pain intensity after real DN.

MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE (2022)

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Effectiveness of dry needling techniques in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Reepa A. Ughreja et al.

Summary: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the evidence on the short-term and long-term effects of dry needling techniques in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The results showed contradictory effects for myofascial trigger point dry needling, while periosteal stimulation and intramuscular electrical stimulation had significant effects on pain and function, indicating the need for further high-quality studies to confirm these findings.

JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES (2021)

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Review Orthopedics

Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Nontraumatic Shoulder Pain of Musculoskeletal Origin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Marcos J. Navarro-Santana et al.

Summary: This study evaluated the effects of trigger point dry needling on nontraumatic shoulder pain, finding moderate to low-quality evidence of positive effects on pain intensity and related disability, mostly in the short term. Future research on long-term effects is needed to further understand the impact of dry needling on nontraumatic shoulder pain.

PHYSICAL THERAPY (2021)

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Article Orthopedics

Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health From the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association

Steven Z. George et al.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY (2021)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Effects of dry needling in lower extremity myofascial trigger points

Iqra Khan et al.

Summary: This study examined the effects of trigger point dry needling on pain and range of motion in lower extremity myofascial trigger areas. Analysis of 30 articles revealed that all studies showed improvement in pain with dry needling, but there was not much positive effect on anxiety, sleep disturbances, muscular strength, and quality of life.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Review Orthopedics

Motor Control Exercises Compared to Strengthening Exercises for Upper- and Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

Simon Lafrance et al.

Summary: This review compared the efficacy of motor control exercises (MCEs) to strengthening exercises for adults with upper- or lower-extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSKDs). It found that MCEs led to greater pain and disability reductions in the short term, but these effects might not be clinically important, except for specific conditions.

PHYSICAL THERAPY (2021)

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Dry Needling for the Treatment of Tension-Type, Cervicogenic, or Migraine Headaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mohammadreza Pourahmadi et al.

Summary: Dry needling does not show significant advantages in short-term relief of headache pain intensity for patients with TTH and CGH, but is more effective in improving related disabilities. Further high-quality studies are needed.

PHYSICAL THERAPY (2021)

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Is Dry Needling Applied by Physical Therapists Effective for Pain in Musculoskeletal Conditions? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jorge Sanchez-Infante et al.

Summary: This study found that dry needling treatment can significantly reduce pain in the short, medium, and long term, especially within 72 hours and between 4 and 12 weeks. Despite a low risk of bias, the heterogeneity of results downgraded the level of evidence.

PHYSICAL THERAPY (2021)

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Review Rehabilitation

Corticosteroid injection or dry needling for musculoskeletal pain and disability? A systematic review and GRADE evidence synthesis

Luis Fernando Sousa Filho et al.

Summary: The study compared the effects of corticosteroid injection and dry needling for musculoskeletal conditions at short-, medium-, and long-term follow-up. Results showed differences in pain and disability improvement between the two interventions depending on the type of musculoskeletal condition and follow-up duration. Further large RCTs with higher methodological quality are needed to draw more definitive conclusions.

CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES (2021)

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Is Dry Needling Effective for the Management of Plantar Heel Pain or Plantar Fasciitis? An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Luis Llurda-Almuzara et al.

Summary: The meta-analysis suggests that dry needling can reduce pain intensity in the short term and improve pain intensity and related disability in the long term for patients with plantar heel pain. The evidence quality ranges from low to moderate, caution should be taken due to the limited number of trials.

PAIN MEDICINE (2021)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: summary of NICE guidance

Serena Carville et al.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2021)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

Matthew J. Page et al.

Summary: The PRISMA statement was designed to help systematic reviewers transparently report the purpose, methods, and findings of their reviews. The updated PRISMA 2020 statement includes new reporting guidance, a 27-item checklist, an abstract checklist, and revised flow diagrams for reviews.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2021)

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Managing overlap of primary study results across systematic reviews: practical considerations for authors of overviews of reviews

Carole Lunny et al.

Summary: This paper discusses the issue of overlapping data from primary studies across multiple reviews on the same topic, describes different methods to address overlap, and presents six case studies illustrating specific approaches to manage overlap.

BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (2021)

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Review Orthopedics

Prevalence and incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in secondary industries of 21st century Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Renee Govaerts et al.

Summary: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders remain prevalent among blue collar workers during the 21st century, with the back and shoulder/neck being the most common affected areas. The food industry was frequently studied and associated with high prevalence values of WMSDs.

BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (2021)

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Article Rehabilitation

A novel blinding protocol to test participant and therapist blinding during dry needling: a randomised controlled experiment

Felicity A. Braithwaite et al.

Summary: By implementing a specific double-blinding dry needling trial protocol, therapists and recipients were successfully blinded. In the experiment, therapists and recipients had guessing rates for real and sham dry needling that did not exceed 50%, although recipients were more capable of distinguishing real dry needling compared to therapists.

PHYSIOTHERAPY (2021)

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Article Orthopedics

Effects of dry needling of the obliquus capitis inferior on sensorimotor control and cervical mobility in people with neck pain: A double-blind, randomized sham-controlled trial

Carlos Murillo et al.

Summary: The study shows that a single session of OCI muscle DN can improve head and eye movement control, postural stability, and cervical mobility in patients with neck pain, reducing JPE deficits and increasing upper cervical mobility.

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (2021)

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Review Rehabilitation

Comparison of dry needling and trigger point manual therapy in patients with neck and upper back myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jennalyn Lew et al.

Summary: This systematic review compared the effects of dry needling (DN) and trigger point manual therapy (TPMT) in patients with myofascial pain syndrome of the neck and upper back. The analysis of six randomized controlled trials showed that both DN and TPMT can improve pain and function in the short to medium term, with no significant difference between the two interventions.

JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY (2021)

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Review Rehabilitation

Dry needling strategies for musculoskeletal conditions: Do the number of needles and needle retention time matter? A narrative literature review

Raymond Butts et al.

Summary: Both acupuncture and dry needling are minimally invasive treatments for neuromusculoskeletal pain conditions, with insertion of multiple needles over a longer duration showing better treatment effects. The optimal treatment dosage remains uncertain, with the number of needles and retention time being critical variables in matching with specific musculoskeletal conditions.

JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES (2021)

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Review Orthopedics

Overall confidence in the results of systematic reviews on exercise therapy for chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional analysis using the Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2 tool

Matheus Oliveira Almeida et al.

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (2020)

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Review Orthopedics

An Update of Systematic Reviews Examining the Effectiveness of Conservative Physical Therapy Interventions for Subacromial Shoulder Pain

Louise Pieters et al.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY (2020)

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Article Rehabilitation

Towards more homogenous and rigorous methods in sham-controlled dry needling trials: two Delphi surveys

Felicity A. Braithwaite et al.

PHYSIOTHERAPY (2020)

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Review Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Needling therapies in the management of myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles: A network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi et al.

JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION (2020)

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Review Rehabilitation

Effects of trigger point dry needling on lateral epicondylalgia of musculoskeletal origin: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Marcos J. Navarro-Santana et al.

CLINICAL REHABILITATION (2020)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Effects of Trigger Point Dry Needling for the Management of Knee Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Youssef Rahou-El-Bachiri et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE (2020)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Effectiveness of Dry Needling for Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Neck Pain Symptoms: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Marcos J. Navarro-Santana et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE (2020)

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The effectiveness of dry needling for patients with orofacial pain associated with temporomandibular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clecio Vier et al.

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (2019)

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Review Clinical Neurology

Trigger point dry needling for the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: current perspectives within a pain neuroscience paradigm

Cesar Fernandez-de-Las-Penas et al.

JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH (2019)

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Review Orthopedics

Blinding Strategies in Dry Needling Trials: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Felicity A. Braithwaite et al.

PHYSICAL THERAPY (2019)

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The Effects of Needling Therapies on Muscle Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cody J. Mansfield et al.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY (2019)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

A decision tool to help researchers make decisions about including systematic reviews in overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions

Michelle Pollock et al.

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (2019)

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A systematic review of manual therapy techniques, dry cupping and dry needling in the reduction of myofascial pain and myofascial trigger points

Derek Charles et al.

JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES (2019)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Preferred Reporting Items for Overviews of Reviews (PRIOR): a protocol for development of a reporting guideline for overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions

Michelle Pollock et al.

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (2019)

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Best Practice Guidelines and Essential Methodological Steps to Conduct Rigorous and Systematic Meta-Reviews

Emily A. Hennessy et al.

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING (2019)

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Review Rehabilitation

Evidence for Dry Needling in the Management of Myofascial Trigger Points Associated With Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Lin Liu et al.

ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (2018)

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Review Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

A systematic review of different substance injection and dry needling for treatment of temporomandibular myofascial pain

E. Machado et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (2018)

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Is dry needling effective for low back pain? A systematic review and PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis

Han-Tong Hu et al.

MEDICINE (2018)

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Effects of dry needling trigger point therapy in the shoulder region on patients with upper extremity pain and dysfunction: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Michelle Louise Hall et al.

PHYSIOTHERAPY (2018)

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Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 2-risk of bias assessment; synthesis, presentation and summary of the findings; and assessment of the certainty of the evidence

Carole Lunny et al.

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (2018)

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Article Orthopedics

Neck Pain: Revision 2017

Peter R. Blanpied et al.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY (2017)

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The Effectiveness of Trigger Point Dry Needling for Musculoskeletal Conditions by Physical Therapists: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Eric Gattie et al.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY (2017)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both

Beverley J. Shea et al.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2017)

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AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both

Beverley J. Shea et al.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2017)

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Article Clinical Neurology

Effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for plantar heel pain: a meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials

Chunhui He et al.

JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH (2017)

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Selecting and implementing overview methods: implications from five exemplar overviews

Alex Pollock et al.

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (2017)

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Dry needling in the management of myofascial trigger points: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Luis Espejo-Antumez et al.

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE (2017)

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Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Interventions for Musculoskeletal Shoulder Conditions: A Systematic Review

Tambra L. Marik et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (2017)

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Assessment of physical function and participation in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT/OMERACT recommendations

Ann M. Taylor et al.

PAIN (2016)

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Effectiveness of Dry Needling for Myofascial Trigger Points Associated With Neck and Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Lin Liu et al.

ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (2015)

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Summarizing systematic reviews: methodological development, conduct and reporting of an umbrella review approach

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE (2015)

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Effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for multiple body regions: a systematic review

Robert Boyles et al.

JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY (2015)

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Systematic review finds overlapping reviews were not mentioned in every other overview

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The effect of dry needling for myofascial trigger points in the neck and shoulders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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David M. Kietrys et al.

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Intramuscular stimulation therapy for healthcare: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

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ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE (2012)

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JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY (2011)

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Dry Needling in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain

Leonid Kalichman et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE (2010)

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Acupuncture and dry needling in the management of myofascial trigger point pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN (2009)

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Clinical Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain-An Umbrella Review

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