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What is Trigger Point Dry Needling?

Trigger point dry needling is a treatment technique, which uses small filament type needles to release tight muscles with the goal of permanently reducing muscle pain and dysfunction.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Muscle and joint pain 4 0
Muscle tension 3 1 Efficacy_major
motor neuron recruitment 1 0
help spastisity 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Pain 1 1 Efficacy_major
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Trigger Point Dry Needling

Pain 1

Reported Schedules

  50 min monthly 120 min monthly 60 min weekly 120 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Trigger Point Dry Needling (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 2   Expense: 40%
Other 2   Other: 40%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 40%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Trigger Point Dry Needling

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Going to Trigger Point Dry Needling

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Trigger Point Dry Needling

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 2 67%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Trigger Point Dry Needling

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 33%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Trigger Point Dry Needling

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 33%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 1 33%

Report created on May 25, 2012.