Uzar Tugce, Turkmen Irem, Menekse Elif Berber, Dirican Adem, Ekaterina Pankina, Ozkaya Sevket
Medical Intern, Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey.
Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Sep 20;13(6):1246-1248. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.08.019. eCollection 2018 Dec.
Deep dry needling is an evidence-based treatment technique that is accepted and used by physical therapists for treatment of musculoskeletal pain. We present a case of iatrogenic pneumothorax due to deep dry needling over the posterior thorax. A 36-year old presented with right chest pain 2 hours after dry needling for pain in his back muscles. Chest radiograph suggested small right pneumothorax and the finding was confirmed by computed tomography. Not only should practitioners and their patients be aware of potential complications of dry needling, but also physicians who might see patients with complications.
深部干针疗法是一种循证治疗技术,已被物理治疗师接受并用于治疗肌肉骨骼疼痛。我们报告一例因后胸部深部干针疗法导致的医源性气胸病例。一名36岁男性在对背部肌肉进行干针治疗2小时后出现右胸痛。胸部X光片显示右侧少量气胸,计算机断层扫描证实了这一发现。不仅从业者及其患者应意识到干针疗法的潜在并发症,可能接诊有并发症患者的医生也应如此。