In reviewing techniques for therapeutic local anaesthesia of pain spots, it appeared that the common denominator was puncture by the needle and not the anaesthetic employed. The present study examines short- and long-term effects of dry needling in the treatment of chronic myofascial pain. 241 patients and 312 pain sites were treated by needling. When the most painful spot was touched by the ne...

Pain is a sensation felt in one or more parts of the body, and it bad feeling that bothers people. Every person who feels pain learns about early life through experiences with injury. In recent years, chronic has begun to be accepted as disease rather than symptom. Therefore, does not always mean tissue damage. Although scientific studies have made rapid progress our perspective on pain, mechan...

BACKGROUND In relation to Myofascial Triggerpoints (MFTrPs) of the upper Trapezius, this study explored muscle contractility characteristics, the occurrence of post-intervention muscle soreness and the effect of dry needling on muscle contractile characteristics and clinical outcomes. METHODS Seventy-seven female office workers (25-46yrs) with and without neck/shoulder pain were observed with...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) has been defined as a regional pain syndrome characterized by muscle pain caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) clinically. MTrP is defined as the hyperirritable spot in a palpable taut band of skeletal muscle fibers. Appropriate treatment to MTrPs can effectively relieve the clinical pain of MPS. Needling therapies, such as MTrP injection, dry needling, or ...

BACKGROUND Plantar heel pain can be managed with dry needling of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs); however, whether MTrP needling is effective remains controversial. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of MTrP needling in patients with plantar heel pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, SinoMed (Chinese BioMedical Literature Service System, Peopl...