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

Youssef Rahou-El-BachiriMarcos J Navarro-SantanaGuido F Gómez-ChiguanoJoshua A ClelandIbai López-de-Uralde-VillanuevaMohammadreza PourahmadiRicardo Ortega-SantiagoGustavo Plaza-Manzano

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

Low to moderate evidence suggests a positive effect of trigger point dry needling on pain and related disability in patellofemoral pain, but not knee osteoarthritis or post-surgery knee pain, at short-term. More high-quality trials investigating long-term effects are clearly needed.

Keyphrases

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