Background: Wet needling uses hollow-bore needles to deliver corticosteroids, anesthetics,
sclerosants, botulinum toxins, or other agents. In contrast, dry needling requires the insertion …

The myofascial trigger point phenomenon has good face validity and is clinically relevant.
Clinicians are encouraged to consider the contribution of myofascial trigger points to the …

Objective There is no consensus on the essential diagnostic criteria for diagnosing a trigger
point (TrP). In fact, a variety of diagnostic criteria are currently being used. Our aim was to …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate sensitization, myofascial trigger points, and quality of life in women
with chronic pelvic pain with and without endometriosis. METHODS: A cross-sectional …

Objective This study aimed to assess the effects of single and multiple massage treatments
on pressure-pain threshold (PPT) at myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in people with …

Objective To retrieve, appraise, and synthesize the results of studies on the prevalence of
active and latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in subjects with spinal pain disorders …

Sports and orthopaedic physical therapists have long used a multitude of techniques in
order to address pain and dysfunction associated with myofascial trigger points. One …

Objective: To achieve a statistical estimate of the agreement of manual palpation for
identification of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) and secondarily to investigate potential …

Since manual palpation is a subjective procedure for identifying and differentiate Myofascial
Trigger Points-MTrPs-, the use of Shear Wave Elastography-SWE-as an objective alternative …

Background/objective: Since, to our knowledge, the effects of dry needling (DN) on active
myofascial trigger point (MTrP) stiffness have not been analyzed previously with shear wave …