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Active trigger point dry needling effective in the lower trapezius to reduce neck pain

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July 2015

Active trigger point dry needling effective in the lower trapezius to reduce neck pain

Vol: 4| Issue: 7| Number:33| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effectiveness of Dry Needling on the Lower Trapezius in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 May;96(5):775-81

Contributing Authors:
D Pecos-Martín FJ Montañez-Aguilera T Gallego-Izquierdo A Urraca-Gesto A Gómez-Conesa N Romero-Franco G Plaza-Manzano

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72 patients with mechanical idiopathic neck pain were randomly assigned to a group of dry needling in a myofascial trigger point (MTrP) in the lower trapezius muscle, or a control group of non-trigger point dry needling (non-TrP-DN). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of TrP-DN directly into an active trigger point in the lower trapezius, versus dry needling away from the site of...

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