The effect of dry needling on the active trigger point of upper trapezius muscle: Eliciting local twitch response on long-term clinical outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Kamali Hakim ◽  
Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani ◽  
Javad Sarrafzadeh ◽  
Kamran Ezzati ◽  
Rasool Bagheri
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Trigger Point ◽  
Trapezius Muscle ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Twitch Response ◽  
Upper Trapezius ◽  
Upper Trapezius Muscle

Remote Effects of Dry Needling on the Irritability of the Myofascial Trigger Point in the Upper Trapezius Muscle

2010 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Tsung Tsai ◽  
Lin-Fen Hsieh ◽  
Ta-Shen Kuan ◽  
Mu-Jung Kao ◽  
Li-Wei Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trigger Point ◽  
Trapezius Muscle ◽  
Myofascial Trigger Point ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Upper Trapezius ◽  
Upper Trapezius Muscle

scholarly journals The Influence of Verbal Suggestion on Post-Needling Soreness and Pain Processing after Dry Needling Treatment: An Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4206
Author(s):  
Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero ◽  
Tifanny Lim ◽  
Jorge Hugo Villafañe ◽  
Gurvan Boutin ◽  
Victor Riquelme Aguado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trigger Point ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pressure Pain Threshold ◽  
Trapezius Muscle ◽  
Pain Modulation ◽  
Dry Needling ◽  
Upper Trapezius ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Upper Trapezius Muscle

Background: It remains unclear as to whether verbal suggestions and expectancies can influence the perception of post-needling soreness. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of verbal suggestions on post-needling soreness after dry needling of the trapezius muscle. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial including healthy subjects randomly assigned to one of three groups receiving different verbal suggestions about the effects of dry needling and the occurrence of post needling soreness (positive, negative, or neutral). Then, dry needling on a latent trigger point of the upper trapezius muscle was performed and the following outcomes were measured immediately after, 24, 48, and 72 h, and one week after the intervention: post-needling soreness intensity, pressure pain threshold (PPT), temporal summation (TS) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM). Results: Seventy-three consecutive participants were screened and 42 participants (12 men and 30 women, aged: 24 ± 8 years old) were eligible and finished the study protocol. The results showed that verbal suggestion did not influence the perception of post-needling soreness, since there were no differences between groups (p < 0.05) on the intensity of post-needling soreness or tenderness over a one-week follow-up. Moreover, verbal suggestion did not associate with changes in sensorimotor variables of TS and CPM. Conclusions: The induction of different types of expectations through verbal suggestion does not influence the perception of acute pain perceived during the performance of a deep dry needling technique and post-needling pain or soreness after deep dry needling on a latent upper trapezius myofascial trigger point (MTrP).

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