Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Manuel Rodriguez-Huguet, Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil, Jorge Gongora-Rodriguez
Summary: Chronic Neck Pain (CNP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and dry needling (DN) has been found to be an effective treatment option for CNP. This review assessed the effectiveness of DN in the treatment of CNP and found positive outcomes in the short-term and follow-up periods.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johnson C. Y. Pang, Amy S. N. Fu, Stanley K. H. Lam, B. Peng, Allan C. L. Fu
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effect of ultrasound-guided dry needling (DN) with traditional DN in the treatment of pain and dysfunction for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The results showed that ultrasound-guided DN with exercise therapy may be more effective than traditional DN with exercise therapy or exercise therapy alone in reducing pain.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anna Staehli Wiser, James Dunning, Casey Charlebois, Paul Bliton, Firas Mourad
Summary: This study found that dry needling (DN) treatment resulted in significant improvements in pain and function in patients with Carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) of the thumb. After six sessions of DN treatment over 12 weeks, there were significant improvements in thumb pain and function.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Faiza Sharif, Ashfaq Ahmad, Syed Amir Gilani
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effects of ultrasound-guided dry needling (UG-DN) combined with conventional physical therapy (CPT) versus CPT alone in patients with jumper's knee. The results showed that patients in the UG-DN + CPT group had more significant improvements in pain intensity, functional disability, and ultrasonographic features.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Nathalie J. Bureau, Patrice Tetreault, Philippe Grondin, Veronique Freire, Francois Desmeules, Guy Cloutier, Anne-Sophie Julien, Manon Choiniere
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of ultrasound-guided dry needling and open-release surgery in treating refractory lateral epicondylosis. The results showed that both treatments had comparable effects in reducing pain and improving function.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Luis Ceballos-Laita, Ricardo Medrano-de-la-Fuente, Elena Estebanez-De-Miguel, Jorge Moreno-Cervino, Maria Teresa Mingo-Gomez, Ignacio Hernando-Garijo, Sandra Jimenez-del-Barrio
Summary: The study showed that a single session of dry needling in the teres major muscle was effective in improving pain intensity, internal rotation range of motion, and extensibility in handball athletes with shoulder pain, but had no significant effects on isometric strength.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Letter
Orthopedics
Mohammad Jamali, Margaret Anderson Frey
Summary: The study found that the effects of dry needling are not just physical, but also influenced by non-specific factors such as interaction with providers and patients' expectations. The experimental arm had a strict protocol for dry needling, including no stretching after needling.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rocio Garcia-de-la-Banda-Garcia, Irene Cortes-Perez, Maria Del Rocio Ibancos-Losada, Maria Del Carmen Lopez-Ruiz, Esteban Obrero-Gaitan, Maria Catalina Osuna-Perez
Summary: Dry needling and manual therapy have similar effects in improving pain, active maximal mouth opening, cervical disability, and pressure-pain threshold in patients with myofascial temporomandibular disorders.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Marjolein Chys, Kayleigh De Meulemeester, Indra De Greef, Carlos Murillo, Wouter Kindt, Yassir Kouzouz, Bavo Lescroart, Barbara Cagnie
Summary: The number of systematic reviews on Dry Needling (DN) has increased rapidly, but rigorous evidence on its clinical effectiveness is lacking. This umbrella review includes 36 systematic reviews and finds that DN is effective for short-term pain reduction regardless of the body region. However, results on physical functioning outcomes are inconsistent. More research is needed on mid- and long-term effects, and standardization of DN protocols is necessary.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Patrick C. Wheeler, Chloe Dudson, Kim M. Gregory, Harjinder Singh, Kevin T. Boyd
Summary: This study compared the effects of ultrasonography-guided autologous blood injection (ABI) and dry needling treatment on patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. The results showed no significant differences between the two groups, but both groups experienced improvements in foot pain and function. The findings suggest that autologous blood injection has no additional effect on the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis.
FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Michiel Hagen, Anna Vanmechelen, Emile Cloet, Jan Sellicaerts, Kaat Van Welden, Jesper Verstraete, Danilo S. S. Catelli, Sabine Verschueren, Jos Vanrenterghem
Summary: This study investigated the effects of running speed and step frequency alterations on patellofemoral joint stress (PFJS) and patellar tendon force (PTF) parameters. The findings showed that with increasing running speed, peak PFJS and PTF increased, while PFJS and PTF impulse per km decreased. Increasing step frequency resulted in decreased peak PFJS and PTF as well as PFJS and PTF impulse per km. The effectiveness of step frequency alteration was dependent on running speed.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Luis Martin-Sacristan, Cesar Calvo-Lobo, Daniel Pecos-Martin, Josue Fernandez-Carnero, Jose Luis Alonso-Perez
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of deep dry needling (DDN) on active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), latent MTrPs, and non-MTrP locations in reducing pain and cervical disability in patients with chronic neck pain. The results showed that DDN applied on active MTrPs in the upper trapezius muscle significantly reduced pain intensity after 1 week and 1 month compared to DDN applied on non-MTrP or latent MTrP locations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Davide Previtali, Alberto Mameli, Stefano Zaffagnini, Paolo Marchettini, Christian Candrian, Giuseppe Filardo
Summary: The present study aimed to analyze existing evidence on pain sensitisation in tendinopathies. Results showed that tendinopathies are characterized by pain sensitisation, with conflicting results for different types of tendinopathies. Patients' characteristics were found to significantly influence the results of pain sensitisation.
Article
Orthopedics
Marjolein Chys, Jente Bontinck, Lennard Voogt, Gracia Maria Gallego Sendarrubias, Barbara Cagnie, Mira Meeus, Kayleigh De Meulemeester
Summary: This study compared the immediate effects of dry needling and sham needling on pressure pain thresholds and conditioned pain modulation in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain. The results showed no significant differences between the dry needling group and the sham needling group in any of the outcome measures.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Review
Anesthesiology
David Griswold, Ken Learman, Edmund Ickert, Annie Tapp, Omar Ross
Summary: This systematic review with meta-analysis found that dry needling combined with other conservative interventions is more effective than conservative treatment alone in reducing pain and disability in patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS).
Article
Rehabilitation
Josiah D. Sault, Matthew V. Morris, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Alicia J. Emerson-Kavchak
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Joseph A. Signorino, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Kathleen Brindle
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2017)
Review
Rehabilitation
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, David A. Scalzitti, Geoff Palmer, Alex Immerman, Carol A. Courtney
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2018)
Article
Orthopedics
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Matthew J. Weber, Holly Jonely
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Keith R. Cole, Carol A. Courtney
Summary: This study aimed to validate the use of a hand-held dynamometer (HHD) as a tool for measuring pressure pain threshold (PPT). The results showed that when force was normalized by the circumference of the applicator, the HHD demonstrated good reliability and validity in measuring PPT. Clinicians may consider using the HHD to detect relevant pain mechanisms in their evaluation and treatment of pain.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Taylor Blattenberger, Dean Bonneau
Summary: The studies reviewed suggest that individuals with chronic plantar heel pain may demonstrate decreased pressure pain hypersensitivity, indicating altered nociceptive pain processing possibly related to central pain processing. However, further research is needed to confirm these findings due to limitations in appropriate matching based on body mass index and measures used.
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Josiah D. Sault, Cesar Fernandez-de-Las-Penas
Summary: Tendinopathy is a challenging condition in orthopedics and sports medicine. Manual therapy has potential benefits in addressing impairments associated with tendinopathy.
JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Lisa T. Hoglund, David A. Scalzitti, Lori A. Bolgla, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Susan Flannery Wainwright
Summary: The objective of this study was to assess the content validity and feasibility of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess pain and function in adults and adolescents with patellofemoral pain (PFP). The overall quality of most PROMs was found to be inadequate in terms of content validity, except for the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Patellofemoral subscale (KOOS-PF). It is recommended to use the KOOS-PF for evaluating pain and function in adults and adolescents with PFP.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Review
Orthopedics
Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, Cesar Fernandez-de-Las-Penas, Joshua A. Cleland, Jose L. Arias-Buria, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Marcos J. Navarro-Santana
Summary: This meta-analysis aimed to compare pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) in individuals with lower extremity overuse soft-tissue conditions and pain-free controls. The results showed that participants with lower extremity overuse injury had lower PPTs in both painful and nonpainful areas, as well as mirrored test-sites, compared with controls.
Article
Sport Sciences
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Cameron Holshouser, Michael W. McMurray
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2020)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Josiah D. Sault, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, John J. Mischke, Andrew A. Post
JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS
(2020)
Article
Rehabilitation
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Michael Kecman, Daniel Alcorn, Josiah D. Sault
JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY
(2017)
Article
Sport Sciences
Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Andrew A. Post, John J. Mischke, Josiah D. Sault
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2017)
Review
Rehabilitation
John J. Mischke, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Josiah D. Sault, Alicia J. Emerson Kavchak
JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY
(2017)
Review
Gerontology
Holly Jonely, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, Meaghan Rieke
TOPICS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
(2016)