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Is Dry Needling Effective for the Management of Plantar Heel Pain or Plantar Fasciitis? An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2021 Mar 24 Pain Medicine Llurda-Almuzara L, Labata-Lezaun N, Meca-Rivera T, Navarro-Santana MJ, Cleland JA, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, et al.
Moderate- to low-quality evidence suggests a positive effect of trigger point dry needling for improving pain intensity and pain-related disability in the short term and long term, respectively, in patients with plantar heel pain of musculoskeletal origin. The present results should be considered with caution because of the small number of trials.
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Heel Pain
Understanding of myofascial trigger points
2014 Nov 20 Chinese Medical Journal Zhuang, Xiaoqiang; Tan, Shusheng; Huang, Qiangmin
This review provides a clear understanding of MTrP pain and introduces the most useful treatment approaches
Review Article Trigger Points MusculoskeletalReview Articles
Review articles summarise and critically evaluate the current state of research on a specific topic or field by synthesising multiple primary research studies.
Is Dry Needling Effective for the Management of Plantar Heel Pain or Plantar Fasciitis? An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2021 Mar 24 Pain Medicine Llurda-Almuzara L, Labata-Lezaun N, Meca-Rivera T, Navarro-Santana MJ, Cleland JA, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, et al.
Moderate- to low-quality evidence suggests a positive effect of trigger point dry needling for improving pain intensity and pain-related disability in the short term and long term, respectively, in patients with plantar heel pain of musculoskeletal origin. The present results should be considered with caution because of the small number of trials.
Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Heel PainUnderstanding of myofascial trigger points
2014 Nov 20 Chinese Medical Journal Zhuang, Xiaoqiang; Tan, Shusheng; Huang, Qiangmin
This review provides a clear understanding of MTrP pain and introduces the most useful treatment approaches
Review Article Trigger Points MusculoskeletalSign In
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