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Dry Needling of the Upper Trapezius Muscle to the Usual Physiotherapy for Managing Chronic Neck Pain
February 2025
Dry Needling of the Upper Trapezius Muscle to the Usual Physiotherapy for Managing Chronic Neck Pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Effectiveness of adding dry needling of the upper trapezius muscle to the usual physiotherapy for managing chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial with a 7-week follow-up.
Musculoskelet Sci Pract . 2024 Nov:74:103155.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Thirty patients with chronic neck pain were randomized to receive either dry needling of the upper trapezius muscle combined with usual physiotherapy (n=15) or usual physiotherapy alone (n=15). The primary outcomes were pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale) and disability (Neck Disability Index). Secondary outcomes included neck active range of motion (AROM) and depression (Beck’s Depression Invent...
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