Effects of Dry Needling on Connectivity of Corticospinal Tract, Spasticity, and Function of Upper Extremity in People with Stroke: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: Masoome Ebrahimzadeh (Author), Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari (Author), Iraj Abdollahi (Author), Behnam Akhbari (Author), Saeideh Monjezi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background : Spasticity is a common motor disorder in adult stroke patients. Injury to the corticospinal tract (CST) is associated with spasticity. Dry needling (DN) has positive impacts on spasticity reduction and improvement in the range of motion (ROM) in stroke patients. This study aims to inves...