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Needling

Dry Needling

Recommendations from the Cochrane Database
recommendations DNPublication date
Low back painFebr, 2011
Theory based recommendations
ConditionMTrp Muscle
Growing painsEarly MTrps
Swollen glandsM.Digastricus
Difficulty swallowingM. Digastricus;
MPterygoideus
Dry CoughLower part M. Sternocleidomastoideus
Vertigo due to turn of headM. Sternocleidomastoideus
Sore throatM.Sternocleidomastoids;
M. Digastricus;
M. Pterygoideus
Stiffness NeckM.Levator Scapulae
BelchingM.Obliquus externus
Headache/MigraineM.Trapezius;
M.Sternocleidomastoideus;
M.Temporalis;
M.Splenii;
M.Suboccipitalis;
M.Semispinalis capitis;
M.frontalis;
MM.Zygomaticus major
Morning stifnessMany MTrPs
FatigueMany MTrPs
Shortness of breathM.Serratus Anterior;
Diafragm;
other respiratory muscles
Painful weak gripM.Infraspinatus;
M.Scaleni;
M.Extensors hand;
M.Brachioradialis;
M.adductor policis
Menstrual pain/pelvic painM.Coccygeus;
M.Levator ani;
M.Obturatorius internus;
upper part of M.Adductor Magnus;
M.Obliquus abdominus
Low back painM.Quadratus Lumborum;
M.Thoracolumbalis;
M.Longissimus;
M.Iliocostalis;
M.Multifidi;
M.Rectus Abdominius
Eyes:tears/rednessUpper part M.Sternocleidomastoideus
Double or blurry sightM.Temproalis;
M.Sternocleidomastoideus;
M.trapezius;
M.Splenius Cervicis
Toothache unexplainedM.Temporalis;
M.Masseter;
M.Digastricus
Earpain;tinnitis;itching earM.Sternocleidomastoideus;M.masseter;
M.Digastricus
Nausea;stomach crampsM.Obliquus Abdominis;
M.Quadratus lumborum
Weak AnkleM.Peroneous;M.Tibialis
Cramps thigh/upper legM.Sartorius
Cramps lower legM.Gastrocnemius
Achilles tendon tightnessM.Tibialis posterior
Groin painM.Adductor longus en brevis;
M.Iliopsoas
restless legs syndromeM.Gastrocnemius;
M.Soleus