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Dry needling can be divided into categories in terms of depth of penetration: deep and superficial dry needling. [4] Deep dry needling will inactivate myofascial triggers points by provoking a local twitch response (LTR), which is an involuntary spinal cord reflex in which the muscle fibers in the taut band of muscle contract.
Spinal manipulation is generally regarded as cost-effective treatment of musculoskeletal conditions when used alone or in combination with other treatment approaches. [61] Evidence supports the cost-effectiveness of using spinal manipulation for the treatment of sub-acute or chronic low back pain whereas the results for acute low back pain were ...
So for me, dry needling has a steep hill to climb, to convince me. I need to see multiple peer-reviewed double-blind studies showing that it works significantly better than acupuncture/placebo. 24.57.218.21 ( talk ) 23:02, 14 February 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]
A warning has been issued to travelers over the spread of three diseases, including the Marburg virus. It’s a close cousin of Ebola that’s been dubbed the “bleeding eye” virus due to one ...
Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News senior medical analyst, shares his top tips for preventing illness during holiday travel.
Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy. A preliminary settlement was filed on ...
A 2005 American systematic review of economic evaluations of conservative treatments for low back pain found that significant quality problems in available studies meant that definite conclusions could not be drawn about the most cost-effective intervention. [170] The cost-effectiveness of maintenance chiropractic care is unknown.
Microneedles are an easier method for physicians as they require less training to apply and because they are not as hazardous as other needles, making the administration of drugs to patients safer and less painful while also avoiding some of the drawbacks of using other forms of drug delivery, such as risk of infection, production of hazardous ...