Manual acupuncture for myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Through stimulation of MTrPs, MA might be efficacious in terms of pain relief and reduction of muscle irritability in MPS patients. Additional well-designed/reported studies are required to determine the optimal number of sessions for the treatment of MPS.
PMID: 28115321 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - January 22, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wang R, Li X, Zhou S, Zhang X, Yang K, Li X Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research