Alonso Pérez, José LuisCampa Moran, I.Rey Gudin, E.Fernández Carnero, JosuéParís-Alemany, AlbaGil Martínez, A.Lerma Lara, SergioPrieto Baquero, A.La Touche Arbizu, Roy Arturo2019-07-062019-07-062015Campa-Moran, I., Rey-Gudin, E., Fernandez-Carnero, J., Paris-Alemany, A., Gil-Martinez, A., Lerma Lara, S., … La Touche, R. (2015). Comparison of Dry Needling versus Orthopedic Manual Therapy in Patients with Myofascial Chronic Neck Pain: A Single-Blind, Randomized Pilot Study. Pain Research and Treatment, 2015(327307), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/3273072090-15502090-1542http://hdl.handle.net/11268/8078OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of three interventions for the treatment of myofascial chronic neck pain. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: orthopedic manual therapy (OMT), dry needling and stretching (DN-S), and soft tissue techniques (STT). All groups received two treatment sessions with a 48 h time interval. Outcome measures included neck pain intensity measured using a visual analogue scale, cervical range of motion (ROM), pressure pain threshold for measuring mechanical hyperalgesia, and two self-reported questionnaires (neck disability index and pain catastrophizing scale). RESULTS: The ANOVA revealed significant differences for the group × time interaction for neck disability, neck pain intensity, and pain catastrophizing. The DN-S and OMT groups reduced neck disability. Only the OMT group showed decreases in mechanical hyperalgesia and pain catastrophizing. The cervical ROM increased in OMT (i.e., flexion, side-bending, and rotation) and DN-S (i.e., side-bending and rotation) groups. CONCLUSIONS: The three interventions are all effective in reducing pain intensity. Reduction in mechanical hyperalgesia and pain catastrophizing was only observed in the OMT group. Cervical ROM improved in the DN-S and OMT groups and also neck disability being only clinically relevant for OMT group.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article10.1155/2015/327307open accessCervicalgiaTerapéuticaTerapiaMedicina clínica