• J Bodyw Mov Ther · Jan 2017

    Clinical Trial

    Neurophysiological and clinical effects of dry needling in patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger points.

    • Maryam Abbaszadeh-Amirdehi, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Soofia Naghdi, Gholamreza Olyaei, and Mohammad Reza Nourbakhsh.
    • Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. Electronic address: abbaszadeh_m@alumnus.tums.ac.ir.
    • J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2017 Jan 1; 21 (1): 48-52.

    IntroductionDry needling (DN) is a widely used in treatment of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). The purpose of this pretest-posttest clinical trial was to investigate the neurophysiological and clinical effects of DN in patients with MTrPs.MethodsA sample of 20 patients (3 man, 17 women; mean age 31.7 ± 10.8) with upper trapezius MTrPs received one session of deep DN. The outcomes of neuromuscular junction response (NMJR), sympathetic skin response (SSR), pain intensity (PI) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) were measured at baseline and immediately after DN.ResultsThere were significant improvements in SSR latency and amplitude, pain, and PPT after DN. The NMJR decreased and returned to normal after DN.ConclusionsA single session of DN to the active upper trapezius MTrP was effective in improving pain, PPT, NMJR, and SSR in patients with myofascial trigger points. Further studies are needed.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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