Westrick Richard B, Zylstra Edo, Issa Tamer, Miller Joseph M, Gerber J Parry
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Jun;7(3):323-32.
Athletes reporting chest pain are challenging to diagnose and equally challenging to treat. The majority of chest pain is musculoskeletal in origin, yet differentiating these from other more serious conditions should be the initial primary focus. The ability to reproduce the patient's symptoms aids in the differential diagnostic process. The purpose of this case report is to illustrate the use of dry needling (DN) to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of focal chest wall pain.
A 22 year-old male military athlete with anterior chest pain, refractory to traditional physical therapy, was evaluated and treated with dry needling.
Favorable results were achieved as demonstrated by clinically meaningful improvements in the Patient Specific Functional Scale, the Global Rating of Change score, and his physical performance which allowed this athlete to return to competition and military training.
Dry needling in the hands of properly trained providers may aid in diagnosis and treatment of focal chest wall syndromes.
Therapy, Level 4.
报告胸痛的运动员诊断困难，治疗同样具有挑战性。大多数胸痛源于肌肉骨骼问题，但将这些与其他更严重的病症区分开来应是首要重点。重现患者症状的能力有助于鉴别诊断过程。本病例报告的目的是说明使用干针疗法（DN）辅助诊断和治疗局限性胸壁疼痛。
一名22岁的男性军事运动员，患有前胸疼痛，对传统物理治疗无效，接受了干针疗法的评估和治疗。
通过患者特定功能量表、整体变化评分以及其身体表现的临床显著改善证明取得了良好效果，这使得该运动员能够重返比赛和军事训练。
经过适当培训的医护人员进行干针疗法可能有助于诊断和治疗局限性胸壁综合征。
治疗，4级。
