The effectiveness of dry needling for plantar fasciitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Frontiers in neurology Vol. 15; p. 1520585
• Main Authors: Yang, Aiguo, Lin, Rong, Xia, Mingwei, Su, Hao, He, Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 18.12.2024
• Subjects: dry needling; meta-analysis; Neurology; pain; plantar fasciitis; systematic review; meta-analysis; pain; systematic review; dry needling; plantar fasciitis

To evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling (DN) on pain and functional outcomes in patients with plantar fasciitis (PF). PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, EBSCO, web of science, physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) were searched for randomized control trials (RCTs) evaluating the effective...