The magnitude of this improvement was the same for therapeutic and placebo interventions. Resting muscle pain and tightness were unaffected. Conclusions: Neither dry needling nor placebo needling of ...

Dry needling (DN) is an emerging therapeutic technique used in neurorehabilitation, particularly for managing spasticity in patients who have experienced strokes. Spasticity, characterized by ...

Get pricked to ease muscle pain? A complimentary treatment called dry needling may work. Though the jury's still out, here's what happens. A physical therapist inserts thin needles with no ...