The Impact of Dry Needling With Electrical Stimulation on Pain and Disability in Patients With Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Electrical dry needling may reduce shoulder pain and disability and appeared safe, but did not clearly outperform standard rehabilitation alone.
Motor entry point acupuncture for shoulder abduction dysfunction after stroke: a randomized controlled feasibility trial
Feasibility trial comparing motor entry point acupuncture with standard acupuncture for impaired shoulder abduction after stroke.
Dry needling of muscle motor points for chronic low-back pain: a randomized clinical trial with long-term follow-up
A landmark early trial of motor point needling for chronic low back pain, often cited as the starting point of this approach.
Acupuncture applied at local or distal acupoints reduces pain related to temporomandibular disorders in female patients
Both local and distal acupoints reduced jaw pain in women with temporomandibular disorders.
Treating acute low back pain with acupuncture: a randomized controlled study protocol to compare the effectiveness between distal and local acupoints
An ongoing trial in 102 adults testing distal-only against local-plus-distal acupuncture for acute low back pain.