Immediate effects of dry needling on pain sensitivity and pain modulation in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dry needling is frequently used for the treatment of neck pain but knowledge about its neurophysiological central effects is scarce.

Objectives

To compare the immediate effects of a single session of dry needling (DN) and sham needling (SN) on local and distant pressure pain thresholds and conditioned pain modulation in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain.

Method

Participants with chronic idiopathic neck pain were randomly allocated to a DN or SN group. The primary outcome measure was the pressure pain threshold (PPT) at one peripheral location: quadriceps muscle (Q). Secondary outcome measures were local PPTs at the treated (most painful) (tUT) and non-treated upper trapezius muscle (ntUT), absolute and relative conditioned pain modulation (CPM) eff

SUBMITTER: Chys M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature