Table 5 Number of studies describing treatment per condition per region (percent of total)
From: Dry needling for spine related disorders: a scoping review
| Cervical (55 studies) | TLP (22 studies) | |
|---|---|---|
| myofascial trigger points | 29 (43.28) | 10 (31.25) |
| myofascial pain | 14 (20.9) | 3 (9.37) |
| neck pain | 10 (14.93) | (3.12) |
| cervicogenic headache (HA) | 3 (4.48) | |
| tension-type HA | 1 (1.49) | |
| HA (type not specified) | 1 (1.49) | |
| occipital neuralgia | 1 (1.49) | |
| dizziness | 1 (1.49) | |
| wry neck | 1 (1.49) | |
| chronic whiplash associated disorder | 1 (1.49) | |
| cervical radiculopathy | 1 (1.49) | |
| reduced cervical mobility | 1 (1.49) | |
| shoulder pain | 1 (1.49) | |
| back pain | 1 (1.49) | |
| muscle pain | 1 (1.49) | |
| chronic low back pain (LBP) | 6 (18.75) | |
| mechanical LBP | 3 (9.37) | |
| thoracic pain | 2 (6.25) | |
| discogenic LBP with radiation | 1 (3.12) | |
| lumbar herniated disc | 1 (3.12) | |
| posterior thigh pain | 1 (3.12) | |
| lumbar spinal stenosis | 1 (3.12) | |
| sacroiliac and lumbar pain | 1 (3.12) | |
| ankylosing spondylitis | 1 (3.12) | |
| fibromyalgia | 1 (3.12) | |
| Total conditions treated | 67 | 32 |