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Effect of trigger point dry needling on patients with plantar heel pain

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October 2014

Effect of trigger point dry needling on patients with plantar heel pain

Vol: 3| Issue: 10| Number:44| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for plantar heel pain: a randomized controlled trial

Phys Ther. 2014 Aug;94(8):1083-94

Contributing Authors:
MP Cotchett SE Munteanu KB Landorf

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84 patients, >18 years of age, who had been suffering from plantar heel pain for at least 1 month prior to study initiation, were randomly assigned into an intervention or sham group, to determine the effect trigger point dry needling had on plantar heel pain and other important patient outcomes. Outcomes were assessed during treatment (2, 4, and 6 weeks), as well as at 12 weeks (6 weeks after tre...

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