Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common chronic debilitating disease with an estimated
prevalence of 23.9% in the general adult population. The condition is characterised by joint …

Objective Systematically review and synthesize guidelines, systematic reviews, or
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published between April 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020 …

Objective The main objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine
the short-, medium-, and long-term effectiveness of dry needling (DN) applied by physical …

Purpose To systematically review the evidence about the effectiveness of manual therapy
(MT) on pain intensity, frequency and impact of headache in individuals with tension-type …

ABSTRACT Objectives Examine:(1) whether variability in dry needling (DN) dosage affects
pain outcomes,(2) if effect sizes are clinically important, and (3) how adverse events (AE) …

Objective To compare the effect of ultrasound (US)-guided dry needling (DN) with traditional
DN in the treatment of pain and dysfunction for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) …

Objective To investigate the short-term effects of dry needling (DN) on physical function,
pain, and hip muscle strength in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Design A double-blind …

Background and purpose Patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) present myofascial trigger
points in the hip muscles that may reduce muscle extensibility, provoke pain and stiffness …

Procedures such as dry needling (DN) or percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS)
are commonly proposed for the treatment of myofascial trigger points (MTrP). The aim of the …

Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common degenerative joint diseases. The
main symptoms of the osteoarthritis have been linked to the presence of myofascial trigger …