Dry needling — peripheral and central considerations
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Dry needling - peripheral and central considerations.
Dry needling is a common treatment technique in orthopedic manual physical therapy. Although various dry needling approaches exist, the more common and best supported approach targets myofascial trigger points. This article aims to place trigger point dry needling within the context of pain sciences. From a pain science perspective, trigger points are constant sources of peripheral nociceptive ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1066-9817,2042-6186
DOI: 10.1179/106698111x13129729552065