Dry needling and exercise for chronic whiplash - a randomised controlled trial

Sterling, Michele; Valentin, Stephanie; Vicenzino, Bill; Souvlis, Tina; Connelly, Luke B

Abstract

Chronic whiplash is a common and costly problem. Sensory hypersensitivity is a feature of chronic whiplash that is associated with poor responsiveness to physical treatments such as exercise. Modalities such as dry-needling have shown some capacity to modulate sensory hypersensitivity, suggesting that when combined with advice and exercise, such an approach may be more effective in the management of chronic whiplash. The primary aim of this project is to investigate the effectiveness of dry-needling, advice and exercise for chronic whiplash.

Citation

Sterling, M., Valentin, S., Vicenzino, B., Souvlis, T., & Connelly, L. B. (2009). Dry needling and exercise for chronic whiplash - a randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 10, Article 160. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-10-160

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 18, 2009
• Publication Date: Dec 18, 2009
• Deposit Date: Feb 8, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 8, 2023
• Journal: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
• Publisher: BMC
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Article Number: 160
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-10-160
• Keywords: Neck Disability Index, Whiplash Injury, Pressure Pain Threshold, Average Pain Intensity, Chronic Whiplash