title: Whether lidocaine or dry needling should be the favored treatment after meta analysis.
authors.affiliation: Institution of Human Science, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China. Electronic address: liulinst1989@foxmail.com.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institution of Human Science, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; Department of Pain Rehabilitation, Shanghai Hudong Hospital, Shanghai 200438, China. Electronic address: huaqia404@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Qiang-Min
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Institution of Human Science, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China. Electronic address: wlb1014389920@163.com.
authors.forename: Long-Bing
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D009333:Neck; D012782:Shoulder; D061028:Trigger Points
keywords: Dry needling; Lidocaine; Meta-analysis; Myofascial trigger points