Effectiveness of dry needling for headache: A systematic review
Neurología (English Edition), ISSN: 2173-5808, Vol: 37, Issue: 9, Page: 806-815
2022
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What is dry needling for headaches, and is it effective?
Dry needling for headaches is a procedure that involves inserting thin needles into tight areas of muscle. It may help relieve headaches. Dry needling targets
Review Description
Non-pharmacological treatment of patients with headache, such as dry needling (DN), is associated with less morbidity and mortality and lower costs than pharmacological treatment. Some of these techniques are useful in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to review the level of evidence for DN in patients with headache. We performed a systematic review of randomised clinical trials on headache and DN on the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and PEDro databases. Methodological quality was evaluated with the Spanish version of the PEDro scale by 2 independent reviewers. Of a total of 136 studies, we selected 8 randomised clinical trials published between 1994 and 2019, including a total of 577 patients. Two studies evaluated patients with cervicogenic headache, 2 evaluated patients with tension-type headache, one study assessed patients with migraine, and the remaining 3 evaluated patients with mixed-type headache (tension-type headache/migraine). Quality ratings ranged from low (3/10) to high (7/10). The effectiveness of DN was similar to that of the other interventions. DN was associated with significant improvements in functional and sensory outcomes. Dry needling should be considered for the treatment of headache, and may be applied either alone or in combination with pharmacological treatments. El uso de tratamientos no farmacológicos en pacientes con cefalea, como la punción seca (PS), está asociado a una baja morbimortalidad y a un bajo coste sanitario. Algunos han demostrado utilidad en la práctica clínica. El objetivo de esta revisión fue analizar el grado de evidencia de la efectividad de la PS en la cefalea. Revisión sistemática de ensayos clínicos aleatorizados sobre cefalea y PS en las bases de datos biomédicas PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus y PEDro. Se evaluó la calidad de los estudios incluidos mediante la escala PEDro por 2 evaluadores de forma independiente. De un total de 136 estudios, se seleccionaron 8 ensayos clínicos publicados entre 1994 y 2019, incluyendo en total 577 pacientes. Dos estudios evaluaron pacientes con cefalea cervicogénica, otros 2, pacientes con cefalea tensional, y otro, pacientes con migraña. Los otros 3 estudios evaluaron pacientes con cefalea de características mixtas (tensional/migraña). La calidad de los estudios incluidos osciló entre «baja» (3/10) y «alta» (8/10). La eficacia de la PS sobre los episodios de cefalea fue similar a la de los tratamientos con los que se comparó. No obstante, obtuvo mejoras significativas respecto a variables funcionales y de sensibilidad. La punción seca es una técnica a considerar para el tratamiento de las cefaleas en la consulta, pudiendo utilizarse de forma rutinaria, bien de forma aislada, bien en combinación con terapias farmacológicas.
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