Acupuncture and dry needling in the management of myofascial trigger point pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Tough, Elizabeth A ^a   White, Adrian R ^a   Cummings, T Michael ^b   Richards, Suzanne H ^a   Campbell, John L ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UCL Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Meta analysis; Myofascial trigger point pain; Randomised controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEEDLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 58149299740     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.02.006     Document Type: Review

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