A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome
Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) combined with conventional physiotherapy in the recovery of patients with subacromial syndrome (SAS). A search was made of the main open access health science databases. The publication date was not limited for systematic reviews but was...
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| author | María Blanco-Díaz Rubén Ruiz-Redondo Isabel Escobio-Prieto Marta De la Fuente-Costa Manuel Albornoz-Cabello José Casaña |
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| description | Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) combined with conventional physiotherapy in the recovery of patients with subacromial syndrome (SAS). A search was made of the main open access health science databases. The publication date was not limited for systematic reviews but was for randomized clinical trials (RCTs), which were limited to the last five years (from 2016) in English or in Spanish. Ninety-four studies were selected. In order to assess the quality of the studies, the JADAD scale or Oxford quality scoring system was used. A total of 402 patients were analyzed in all the studies in which the application of conventional physiotherapy was compared to the DN, either in a combination or in isolation. Improvements were obtained in pain intensity (Visual Analogic Scale—VAS), Range of Movement (ROM), Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT), functionality with Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and in the cost–benefit ratio. DN is effective and safe in reducing the pain and disability produced by SAS, with the best combination of treatment turning out to be conventional physiotherapy together with DN, obtaining more stable and longer-lasting benefits than merely applying the techniques in isolation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86ad8520bcfa4f37baf86ec8511d79a12023-11-23T18:50:15ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372022-02-0111224310.3390/biology11020243A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial SyndromeMaría Blanco-Díaz0Rubén Ruiz-Redondo1Isabel Escobio-Prieto2Marta De la Fuente-Costa3Manuel Albornoz-Cabello4José Casaña5Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, SpainFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, SpainFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, SpainExercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainOur aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) combined with conventional physiotherapy in the recovery of patients with subacromial syndrome (SAS). A search was made of the main open access health science databases. The publication date was not limited for systematic reviews but was for randomized clinical trials (RCTs), which were limited to the last five years (from 2016) in English or in Spanish. Ninety-four studies were selected. In order to assess the quality of the studies, the JADAD scale or Oxford quality scoring system was used. A total of 402 patients were analyzed in all the studies in which the application of conventional physiotherapy was compared to the DN, either in a combination or in isolation. Improvements were obtained in pain intensity (Visual Analogic Scale—VAS), Range of Movement (ROM), Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT), functionality with Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and in the cost–benefit ratio. DN is effective and safe in reducing the pain and disability produced by SAS, with the best combination of treatment turning out to be conventional physiotherapy together with DN, obtaining more stable and longer-lasting benefits than merely applying the techniques in isolation.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/2/243dry needlingsubacromial syndromesystematic reviewmetanalysis |
| spellingShingle | María Blanco-Díaz Rubén Ruiz-Redondo Isabel Escobio-Prieto Marta De la Fuente-Costa Manuel Albornoz-Cabello José Casaña A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome Biology dry needling subacromial syndrome systematic review metanalysis |
| title | A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome |
| title_full | A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome |
| title_short | A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Subacromial Syndrome |
| title_sort | systematic review of the effectiveness of dry needling in subacromial syndrome |
| topic | dry needling subacromial syndrome systematic review metanalysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/2/243 |
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