Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Post-needling soreness and trigger point dry needling for hemiplegic shoulder pain following stroke.
To determine the presence of post-needling induced pain in subjects who had suffered a stroke and received trigger point (TrP) dry needling (DN), and to investigate the effects of including TrP-DN into a rehabilitation program for shoulder pain in this population. ⋯ This trial found that 50% of stroke patients receiving DN experienced post-needling induced pain, a side effect that almost disappeared 72 h after the intervention without any additional therapeutic action. In addition, the inclusion of TrP-DN into a rehabilitation session was effective at decreasing shoulder pain in these patients.