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Dry Needling Plus Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections For Cervical Disc Herniation

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March 2025

Dry Needling Plus Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections For Cervical Disc Herniation

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:111| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Dry Needling Plus Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: Do We Have More Favorable Results in Cervical Disc Herniation? A Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Study.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Dec 1;103(12):1081-1087.

Contributing Authors:
G Yolcu CS Toprak S Sencan OH Gunduz

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Synopsis

Sixty-six patients with chronic neck pain due to cervical disc herniation and active myofascial trigger points were randomized to receive interlaminar epidural steroid injection plus dry needling (n=22), injection plus sham dry needling (n=22), or injection alone (n=22). The primary outcome was change in pain severity (Numeric Rating Scale) and number of active trigger points. Secondary outcomes i...

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