Dry needling versus instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in patients with cervicogenic headache: a randomized controlled trial.

Elhafez HM, Mohammed OA, Fahmy EM, Elkhateeb YS, Abd El-Azeim AS

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2605621
Published: 2026 Jul
Container: Disability and rehabilitation
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@article{allodium:10.1080/09638288.2025.2605621,
  title = {Dry needling versus instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in patients with cervicogenic headache: a randomized controlled trial.},
  author = {Elhafez HM and Mohammed OA and Fahmy EM and Elkhateeb YS and Abd El-Azeim AS},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Disability and rehabilitation},
  doi = {10.1080/09638288.2025.2605621},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2605621}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Dry needling versus instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in patients with cervicogenic headache: a randomized controlled trial.
AU  - Elhafez HM
AU  - Mohammed OA
AU  - Fahmy EM
AU  - Elkhateeb YS
AU  - Abd El-Azeim AS
PY  - 2026
JO  - Disability and rehabilitation
DO  - 10.1080/09638288.2025.2605621
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HM, E., OA, M., EM, F., YS, E., & AS, A. E. (2026). Dry needling versus instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization in patients with cervicogenic headache: a randomized controlled trial.. Disability and rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2605621

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