Dry needling for the treatment of acute myofascial pain syndrome in general practitioners' clinics: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal pain is one of the leading complaints in the ambulatory setting. There are many ways to treat it, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches. Dry needling (DN) is an option that is easy to learn, cheap and has a good safety profile. The aim of this study was to assess the association between DN performed by GPs for acute myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and pain relief and to evaluate factors associated with treatment success.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, two GPs performed DN in their clinics. Patients were asked to rank their pain using the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) before, 10-min and 1-week after the procedure. The SF-MPQ index consists of 3 parts; visual analog scale (VAS), pain rating index (PRI) and

SUBMITTER: Yehoshua I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature