Trigger Point Injections: a Systematic, Narrative Review of the Current Literature

Efeito analgésico prolongado do dry needling em dor de ombro: estudo randomizado, duplo-cego, sham controlado

“…steroids is often regarded as an efficient treatment strategy for MPS in patients who have failed conservative treatment, and this could benefit by not only reducing pain but also expediting functional improvements and attaining analgesic dose reductions (Hong, 1994;Walker & Shah, 2020). This approach is less expensive and has a lower incidence of post-injection muscle soreness than MTrPs inactivation through botulinum toxin or dry needling.…”

“…This approach is less expensive and has a lower incidence of post-injection muscle soreness than MTrPs inactivation through botulinum toxin or dry needling. Based on these advantages, this approach has been suggested as the first-line trigger point injection therapy in the subgroup of MPS patients who have failed conservative treatment (Walker & Shah, 2020).…”