title: Trigger Point Dry Needling.
abstract: Increasingly, physical therapists in the United States and throughout the world are using dry needling to treat musculoskeletal pain, even though this treatment has been a controversial addition to practice. To better generalize to physical therapy practice the findings about dry needling thus far, the authors of a study published in the March 2017 issue of JOSPT identified the need for a systematic review examining the effectiveness of dry needling performed by physical therapists on people with musculoskeletal pain. Their review offers a meta-analysis of data from several included studies and assesses the evidence for risks of bias. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017;47(3):150. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.0502.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D009339:Needles; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D061028:Trigger Points
keywords: clinical practice; dry needling; systematic review; trigger point