Effectiveness of dry needling on the lower trapezius in patients with mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 775-781

  Pecos Martín, Daniel ^a   Montañez Aguilera, F Javier ^b   Gallego Izquierdo, Tomás ^a   Urraca Gesto, Alicia ^c   Gómez Conesa, Antonia ^d   Romero Franco, Natalia ^a   Plaza Manzano, Gustavo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Cardenal Herrera University   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neck pain; Rehabilitation; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL IDIOPATHIC NECK PAIN; NECK PAIN; NECK PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIGGER POINT; TRIGGER POINT DRY NEEDLING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; BACK MUSCLE; INJECTION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUPERFICIAL BACK MUSCLES; TRIGGER POINTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928289411     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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