Comparison of the effectiveness of dry needling and balneotherapy on pain, mood, anxiety, kinesiophobia, disability, and quality of life of patients with myofascial pain syndrome: A prospective, single-blind, randomized study
Both dry needling and balneotherapy were effective in improving pain, cervical ROM, depressive mood, anxiety, kinesiophobia, functionality, and quality of life scores in MPS. Combination of these two methods increased the success of the treatment.
Authors
- Fatmanur Aybala Koçak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-3324)
- Hatice Rana Erdem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-7645)
- Senem Şaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-5723)
- Figen Tuncay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-2006)
- Erdal Güngör (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-2166)
- Emine Eda Kurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1237-8580)
- Zeynep Karakuzu Güngör (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9010-334X)
Institutions
- Education Training And Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2025.14531
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15