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

CONCLUSIONS: Despite some evidence for a positive effect in the short term, further randomized clinical trials of high methodological quality, using standardized procedures for the application of dry needling are needed.
PMID: 28735825 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 25, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Espejo-Antúnez L, Tejeda JF, Albornoz-Cabello M, Rodríguez-Mansilla J, de la Cruz-Torres B, Ribeiro F, Silva AG Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research