Trigger point dry needling

McEvoy, Johnson

doi:10.1016/b978-0-7020-4601-8.00004-9

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“…These alarming global prevalence rates translate into an increased likelihood of infection with up to twenty blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [4][5][6][7]. The infectivity of these pathogens is estimated to be as low as 0.3% for HIV, to 3% for HCV, and as high as 30% for HBV [8]. With the infectivity rate of the aforementioned blood-borne pathogens associated with PEIs combined with the high prevalence of percutaneous exposure globally, one is tempted to imagine what factors might contribute to the occurrence of these incidents.…”

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The Prevalence, Predictors, and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Percutaneous Exposure Incidents among Healthcare Workers and Students in Africa: A Narrative Review.

Aiseosa,

GE,

2024

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Introduction:Percutaneous exposure incidents (PEIs) encompass needlestick injuries, injuries involving sharp objects, and exposures of the skin and mucous membranes to potentially infectious blood, saliva, tissue, and other bodily fluids. The burden of PEIs among healthcare workers and students remains a challenge globally while newer predictors of PEIs continue to emerge. Objective:This study is aimed at ascertaining the prevalence, predictors and level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning PEIs among healthcare workers and students. Methods:This review was conducted using a systematic literature search of the following databases and registers: PubMed, Directory of Open Access Journals, Research4life, ScienceDirect, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, Open Access Theses and Dissertations, TROVE, Latin American and Caribbean Centre on Health Sciences Information, Scopus, The Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature [via EBSCOhost], Africa Journal Online, Google Scholar, and MedNar in December 2023. Observational studies, experimental studies, case-control studies, longitudinal studies, theses and dissertations were considered in these searches. A total of fifty-six studies and 16,607 respondents participated in the review. Results:The annual prevalence of PEIs in Africa ranged from 18.7% to 83.3%, meanwhile, the lifetime prevalence varied between 15.6% and 90.3%. The overall annual and lifetime prevalences were 48.0% and 44.6% respectively. Notable predictors of PEI occurrence included needle recapping, female gender, increased workload, and lack of infection prevention and patient safety training. A majority of respondents exhibited good knowledge, positive attitudes and good practices concerning PEIs Conclusions: The prevalence of PEIs is still high among African healthcare workers and students in the presence of a consistent emergence of novel predictors. The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of African healthcare workers and students are encouraging, however, the need for more investigations in this domain cannot be ruled out for a more holistic piece of evidence.

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The Prevalence, Predictors, and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Percutaneous Exposure Incidents among Healthcare Workers and Students in Africa: A Narrative Review.

Aiseosa,

GE,

2024

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New perspectives on dry needling following a medical model: are we screening our patients sufficiently?

Kearns

Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas

Brismée

et al. 2019

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

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Myofascial trigger points are not an isolated neuromusculoskeletal phenomenon and have been implicated in systemic, visceral, and metabolic pathology, as a side effect of some medications and in the presence of psychological risk factors. This complexity can complicate adequate screening of patients prior to choosing dry needling as a treatment intervention. Regardless of whether clinicians practice in a direct access setting, they should be cognizant of medical conditions, comorbidities, and risk factors that will influence clinical decisions for dry-needling appropriateness, technique chosen, and potential adverse responses to treatment. Of primary concern are conditions that can either manifest with myalgia and/or myopathy or masquerade as a more common musculoskeletal condition. This clinical commentary reviews system-specific considerations and other common disorders that should be screened for and discusses not only whether dry needling is appropriate but comments on technique and dosage considerations when initiating dry needling.

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Addressing Systemic Risk Using Contingent Convertible Debt — A Network Analysis

Gupta

Wang

2019

SSRN Journal

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Trigger point dry needling

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The Prevalence, Predictors, and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Percutaneous Exposure Incidents among Healthcare Workers and Students in Africa: A Narrative Review.

The Prevalence, Predictors, and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Percutaneous Exposure Incidents among Healthcare Workers and Students in Africa: A Narrative Review.

New perspectives on dry needling following a medical model: are we screening our patients sufficiently?

Addressing Systemic Risk Using Contingent Convertible Debt — A Network Analysis

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