Tendon needling for treatment of tendinopathy: A systematic review

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-86

  Krey, David ^a   Borchers, James ^a   McCamey, Kendra ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry needling; Needle fenestration; Tendinopathy; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW DISEASE; EPICONDYLOSIS; HUMAN; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDINITIS; TENDON NEEDLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT ASSESSMENT ACHILLES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACHILLES TENDON; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEEDLE; PATHOLOGY; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON;

ACHILLES TENDON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NEEDLES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS;

EID: 84949729982     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: 23263660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2015.1004296     Document Type: Review

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