Is Dry Needling Treatment an Extra Contribution to Conventional Treatment for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain? A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):236-245. doi: 10.1089/acu.2023.0060. Epub 2023 Oct 17. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding dry needling (DN) treatment to conventional rehabilitation for pain, range of motion (ROM), and functionality in patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with HSP (n = 38) were […]

Letter to the Editor: Trigger Points in Shoulder Pain: The Importance of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Perception and Dry Needling Treatment Protocols

Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):270-272. doi: 10.1089/acu.2022.0076. Epub 2023 Oct 17. NO ABSTRACT PMID:37900873 | PMC:PMC10606948 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2022.0076

Comparative Techniques of Acupuncture and Dry Needling Intersecting with Trigger Point Physiology and Diagnostics: A Cross-Discipline Narrative Review

Med Acupunct. 2023 Oct 1;35(5):220-229. doi: 10.1089/acu.2023.0031. Epub 2023 Oct 17. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pain management is a great burden on society; therefore, cost-effective and nonaddictive treatments for pain are urgently required. Needling of painful spots has been applied in acupuncture along with dry needling <DN) to treat pain without opioids at minimal costs. However, no […]