Is Dry Needling Effective When Combined with Other Therapies for Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Neck Pain Symptoms? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mohammadreza PourahmadiGustavo Plaza-ManzanoJorge Sanchez-InfanteGuido F Gómez-ChiguanoJoshua Alan ClelandJosé Luis Arias-BuríaIbai López-de-Uralde-VillanuevaMarcos José Navarro-SantanaPublished in: Pain research & management (2021)
Low-to-moderate evidence suggests a positive effect to the combination of dry needling with other interventions for improving pain intensity, pain-related disability, pressure pain thresholds, and cervical range of motion in people with neck pain associated with TrPs at short-term. No midterm or long-term effects were observed.