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T1 Is adding dry needling to a standard care protocol beneficial in patients with chronic neck pain? A randomized placebo-controlled trial
A1 Medrano De La Fuente, Ricardo
A1 Hernando Garijo, Ignacio
A1 Mingo Gómez, María Teresa
A1 Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
A1 Hernández Lazaro, Héctor
A1 Ceballos Laita, Luis
AB Purpose: To evaluate the short-term effects of adding a dry needling therapy to a standard care protocol based on education, exercise and electrotherapy, compared to a sham procedure and to a standard care protocol in isolation in patients with chronic neck pain.Material and methods: A randomized placebo-controlled trial was performed. The participants in the dry needling group received a standard care protocol based on patient education, therapeutic exercise and electrotherapy, as well as two sessions of dry needling in the upper trapezius, levator scapulae, and/or sternocleidomastoid muscles. The participants in the sham dry needling group received the same standard care protocol and two sessions of sham dry needling. The participants in the control group received the same standard care protocol. The outcomes measured were pain intensity, pressure pain threshold, neck disability, range of movement, activation of deep cervical flexor muscles, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, anxiety, and depression.Results: No significant group by time interactions were found for any of the outcome variables except for lower cervical spine range of movement (F = 3.79; p = 0.030).Conclusion: The addition of two sessions of dry needling in the superficial neck muscles to a standard protocol did not yield superior results compared to either the standard care alone or the standard care plus sham dry needling in patients with chronic neck pain in any outcome except for cervical range of movemen
PB ELSEVIER
SN 1744-3881
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82887
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82887
LA spa
NO Complement Ther Clin Pract. Mayo 2024, Volumen 55, p. 101842.
DS UVaDOC
RD 19-feb-2026