Evaluation of Dry Needling Combined with Therapeutic Exercise in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

[EN] [Background and Objectives] Therapeutic exercise is one of the recommended treatments for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and may be supplemented with additional interventions such as dry needling (DN). This study aims to assess and compare the effects of a specific therapeutic exerci...

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Autores: Agost-González, Aida, Escobio-Prieto, Isabel, Albornoz-Cabello, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/420197
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/420197
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105025045061
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dry needling
Functionality
Knee osteoarthritis
Pain
Popliteus muscle
Therapeutic exercise
Osteoartrosis de rodilla
Punción seca
Músculo poplíteo
Ejercicio terapéutico
Dolor
Funcionalidad
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Sumario:[EN] [Background and Objectives] Therapeutic exercise is one of the recommended treatments for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and may be supplemented with additional interventions such as dry needling (DN). This study aims to assess and compare the effects of a specific therapeutic exercise program, alone or in combination with the dry needling (DN) technique applied to the popliteus muscle, on pain, functionality, range of motion, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing in patients with knee osteoarthritis.