Research Trends in Dry Needling for Neck Pain Treatment: A Bibliometric Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to analyze the published literature on the utilization of dry needling in the management of neck pain.

Methods

We performed a bibliometric analysis of publications from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2022. Using the Scopus database, articles about the utilization of dry needling in neck pain were found. Scopus analyzer was used to obtain results such as "documents by year," "source," "country," and so on. VOS viewer Version 1.6.18 was used to analyze various units such as "co-authorship," "co-occurrences," and "citation analysis."

Results

The search yielded 125 articles. Most articles were published in the years 2022, followed by 2021. A network analysis of various parameters reveals that the topic has a high research potenti

SUBMITTER: Kalia V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471195 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature