Trigger point injection therapies for chronic myofascial neck and back pain: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the comparative effectiveness and harms of trigger point injections (TPI) for myofascial neck and back pain.

Methods

Electronic literature databases were searched to identify articles pertaining to TPI for chronic myofascial neck and back pain. Searches were done from database start dates up to April 2020. Inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials, cohorts, and case control studies. Pain, functional outcomes, and harms were extracted. Outcome time points were divided into short term (7 days to <6 weeks), intermediate term (6 weeks to ​< ​3 months), long term (3 months to ​< ​6 months), and longest term (>6 months). Quality assessment was done using the Cochrane Back Review Group (CBRG) checklist for RCTs, and the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assess

SUBMITTER: Debrosse M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature