Effects of dry needling combined with exercise on knee osteoarthritis at 6 month follow up a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: Therapeutic exercise has been recommended for people with knee osteoarthritis; however, it can be combined with other treatments, such as dry needling. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the results of pain, functionality, strength, range of motion and kinesiophobia in subjects with knee osteoarthritis, after treatment with dry needling of the popliteus muscle combined with an exercise program, compared to only performing an exercise program. This study was registered in the Clinical Trials Registry ClinicalTrials.gov (code: NCT06816940). A total of 38 participants were randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group, who conducted dry needling and therapeutic exercise (n = 18), and the control group, who performed therapeutic exercise and simulated dry needling (n =

SUBMITTER: Agost-Gonzalez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature