The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital

Neck pain presents as a symptom of dull pain or discomfort mainly along the trapezius muscle. Dry needling is an invasive procedure which uses acupuncture needle directed at myofascial trigger points. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling in managing patients with ne...

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Main Authors:	Ho, SE., Loong, S., Fatin Nur Laily R., Wan Nur Aizzati M., Muhamad Firdaus IZ., Christopher, Ho CK., Katijah Bee MA., Henry, LJ., Ismail MS.
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Language:	English
Published:	Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/1/08-Ho%2520et%2520al.pdf

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spelling	ukm-86562016-12-14T06:47:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/ The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital Ho, SE. Loong, S. Fatin Nur Laily R., Wan Nur Aizzati M., Muhamad Firdaus IZ., Christopher, Ho CK. Katijah Bee MA., Henry, LJ. Ismail MS., Neck pain presents as a symptom of dull pain or discomfort mainly along the trapezius muscle. Dry needling is an invasive procedure which uses acupuncture needle directed at myofascial trigger points. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling in managing patients with neck pain. A pre-test-post-test interventional study design was used. Patient education package was provided to 32 respondents who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A 13-item Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) questionnaire was used to assess Rumination, Magnification and Helplessness. Subjective pain intensity was measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). These questionnaires were given before and after the dry needling intervention. The findings reported that respondents scored high in pre-test total PCS score (27.41±13.652). Post-test result revealed a significant improvement in total PCS score (23.06±13.938) (p = 0.000). Post-test VAS score (4.78±1.237) was also significantly better than pre-test (6.47±1.414) (p = 0.000). There was no significant difference in pre-test PCS in terms of marital status (p > 0.05) whereas there was significant difference between marital status and rumination in post-test (Z = -2.303, p = 0.021). There was significant difference between pre-test magnification in terms of respondents’ occupation (p = 0.008) and race (p = 0.035) but no significant difference in post-test. Respondents’ age group showed no significant differences between pre-test and post-test PCS and VAS (p > 0.05). In conclusion, patients who received dry needling showed improvement in pain intensity and catastrophizing towards neck pain. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2015-06-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/1/08-Ho%2520et%2520al.pdf Ho, SE. and Loong, S. and Fatin Nur Laily R., and Wan Nur Aizzati M., and Muhamad Firdaus IZ., and Christopher, Ho CK. and Katijah Bee MA., and Henry, LJ. and Ismail MS., (2015) The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital. Journal of Surgical Academia, vol.5 (1). pp. 44-50. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgical.com
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description	Neck pain presents as a symptom of dull pain or discomfort mainly along the trapezius muscle. Dry needling is an invasive procedure which uses acupuncture needle directed at myofascial trigger points. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling in managing patients with neck pain. A pre-test-post-test interventional study design was used. Patient education package was provided to 32 respondents who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A 13-item Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) questionnaire was used to assess Rumination, Magnification and Helplessness. Subjective pain intensity was measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). These questionnaires were given before and after the dry needling intervention. The findings reported that respondents scored high in pre-test total PCS score (27.41±13.652). Post-test result revealed a significant improvement in total PCS score (23.06±13.938) (p = 0.000). Post-test VAS score (4.78±1.237) was also significantly better than pre-test (6.47±1.414) (p = 0.000). There was no significant difference in pre-test PCS in terms of marital status (p > 0.05) whereas there was significant difference between marital status and rumination in post-test (Z = -2.303, p = 0.021). There was significant difference between pre-test magnification in terms of respondents’ occupation (p = 0.008) and race (p = 0.035) but no significant difference in post-test. Respondents’ age group showed no significant differences between pre-test and post-test PCS and VAS (p > 0.05). In conclusion, patients who received dry needling showed improvement in pain intensity and catastrophizing towards neck pain.
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author	Ho, SE. Loong, S. Fatin Nur Laily R., Wan Nur Aizzati M., Muhamad Firdaus IZ., Christopher, Ho CK. Katijah Bee MA., Henry, LJ. Ismail MS.,
spellingShingle	Ho, SE. Loong, S. Fatin Nur Laily R., Wan Nur Aizzati M., Muhamad Firdaus IZ., Christopher, Ho CK. Katijah Bee MA., Henry, LJ. Ismail MS., The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital
author_facet	Ho, SE. Loong, S. Fatin Nur Laily R., Wan Nur Aizzati M., Muhamad Firdaus IZ., Christopher, Ho CK. Katijah Bee MA., Henry, LJ. Ismail MS.,
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title	The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital
title_short	The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital
title_full	The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital
title_fullStr	The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital
title_sort	impact of dry needling on patients with neck pain in a tertiary hospital
publisher	Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8656/1/08-Ho%2520et%2520al.pdf
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The Impact of Dry Needling on Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital

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