Dry Needling in Physical Therapy Practice: Adverse Events
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Dry Needling in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice
INTRODUCTION Orthopedic physical therapists employ a wide range of intervention strategies to reduce patients’ pain and improve function. From time to time, new treatment approaches are being introduced to the field of physical therapy. The arrival of manual therapy in the United States is a good example. Although for several decades, manual physical therapy was already an essential part of the...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2455-7498
DOI: 10.15344/2455-7498/2019/157