Trigger point dry needling increases masseter muscle oxygenation in patients with temporomandibular disorder.

Carolina Ferreira de Macedo Anelise Sonza Alexia Nadine Puel Adair Roberto Soares Dos Santos

Published in: Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB (2023)

These findings show an increase in tissue oxygen saturation in the evaluated sample immediately after the DN intervention on the MTP of patients' masseter muscle. Pain may have increased immediately after DN due to the needling procedure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
skeletal muscle
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
chronic pain
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
spinal cord injury