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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Neurol.
Sec. Headache and Neurogenic Pain
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1520585
This article is part of the Research Topic Innovative Approaches to Neuralgia: Mechanisms and Treatment Development View all articles

The Effectiveness of Dry Needling for Plantar fasciitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Provisionally accepted
Guo Ai YANG Guo Ai YANG 1Rong Lin Rong Lin 2Wei Ming Xia Wei Ming Xia 3Hao Su Hao Su 3Ying He Ying He 4*
  • 1 Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital and Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
  • 2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
  • 3 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Bazhong Central Hospital, Bazhong, China
  • 4 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital and Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

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    Objective: 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 effectiveness of dry needling on plantar fasciitis. Article screening, data extraction and risk-of-bias evaluation were independently performed by two reviewers. Meta-analysis was conducted based on different control methods and assessment time using RevMan 5.3 software. Results: A total of 12 RCTs involving 781 patients were included in the systemic review and meta-analysis. The comparison of DN + routine treatments vs routine treatments alone demonstrated that PF patients receiving DN have significantly lower scores in Visual Analogue Scale / Numerical Pain Rating Scale (VAS/NPRS) [95%CI (-2.12, -1.76), p<0.0001], and the scores of Foot Function Index (FFI) [95%CI (-12.57, -3.58), p=0.004]. In the comparison of DN vs other treatments, results showed that DN significantly lowered the scores of FFI [95%CI (-6.55, -1.09), p=0.006]. However, there was no significant difference in pain improvement between DN and other treatments [95%CI (-0.66, 0.06), p=0.10]. In the meta-analysis based on different assessment time, results showed that there was

    Keywords: Dry needling, Plantar fasciitis, Pain, Systematic review, Meta-Analysis PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database MD: Mean Difference CI: Confidence Interval

    Received: 31 Oct 2024; Accepted: 27 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 YANG, Lin, Xia, Su and He. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ying He, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital and Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

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