Comparison of the effectiveness of dry needling and balneotherapy on pain, mood, anxiety, kinesiophobia, disability, and quality of life of patients with myofascial pain syndrome: A prospective, single-blind, randomized study
Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Aug 22;71(3):359-373. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2025.14531. eCollection 2025 Sep. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study aims to compare the efficacy of dry needling and balneotherapy in the treatment of trapezius muscle myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective study was conducted between February 2020 and May 2020. One hundred twenty patients […]
Intratissue percutaneous electrolysis and deep dry needling compared to a standard physiotherapy protocol in the treatment of whiplash syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Front Rehabil Sci. 2025 Nov 3;6:1670603. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2025.1670603. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Whiplash syndrome is one of the most frequent consequences of traumatic pathology caused traffic accidents. The acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transmitted to the neck causes abnormal maneuvers in the area and muscle pain. The most common form of muscle pain in the neck […]
Acute Low Back Pain: Diagnosis and Management
Am Fam Physician. 2025 Nov;112(5):526-536. ABSTRACT Acute low back pain falls into two causal categories: specific and nonspecific. Specific causes can be intrinsic to the spine, from systemic disease, or referred pain from other organs. However, acute low back pain typically is nonspecific. Aside from recent trauma, most patients with acute low back pain do […]