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SUBMITTER: Leon-Hernandez JV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5123263 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
León-Hernández Jose V JV Martín-Pintado-Zugasti Aitor A Frutos Laura G LG Alguacil-Diego Isabel M IM de la Llave-Rincón Ana I AI Fernandez-Carnero Josue J
Brazilian journal of physical therapy 20160711 5
<h4>Background</h4>Dry needling (DN) and percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) are widely used techniques in the treatment of myofascial pain.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the immediate and short-term effects of the combination of DN and PENS compared to DN alone on the upper trapezius muscle.<h4>Method</h4>This is a 72-hour follow-up single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Sixty-two volunteer patients with chronic myofascial neck pain with active Myofascial Trigger Points (MTr ...[more]