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Treatment of supraspinatus tendinopathy with ultrasound guided dry needling.

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Treatment of supraspinatus tendinopathy with ultrasound guided dry needling.

J Chiropr Med. 2013 Mar;12(1):26-9

Authors: Settergren R

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case study is to describe the treatment of a patient with tendinopathy using sonographically guided dry needling. Tendinopathies are a highly prevalent problem in musculoskeletal medicine, and no one form of treatment has gained universal acceptance as being superior to another.
CLINICAL FEATURES: A 30-year-old woman with a 4-month history of anterolateral right shoulder pain was diagnosed with supraspinatus tendinopathy upon physical examination, which was confirmed with diagnostic sonography.
INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: Sonography was used to guide an acupuncture needle into the pathologic tissue to induce a humoral healing response. Therapeutic exercise was also prescribed. At 10-day follow-up, increased echogenicity was found in the previously heterogenous hypoechoic areas. The patient also experienced a subjective resolution of her shoulder pain, which did not return with increased physical activity.
CONCLUSIONS: Sonographically guided dry needling was shown to be beneficial for this patient as evident by sonographic changes pre- and postprocedure.

PMID: 23997721 [PubMed]

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