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The literature around dry needling has some...issues...to say the least. But is it just dry needling? Or is this common around other PT interventions? How should we investigate some of these ideas? Should some of them be investigated at all? Join us along with study author Giovanni Ferreira to find out more!

Dry Needling Combined With Guideline-Based Physical Therapy Provides No Added Benefit in the Management of Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Fábio Franciscatto Stieven, Giovanni Esteves Ferreira, Matheus Wiebusch, Francisco Xavier de Araújo, Luis Henrique Telles da Rosa, Marcelo Faria Silva.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Aug;50(8):447-454. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9389. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

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200 Added Benefits of Dry Needling...or Lack Thereof

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200 Added Benefits of Dry Needling...or Lack Thereof