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May 20, 2024Journal of Manual & Manipulative TherapyOpen Access

Navigating the layers of concern for safe dry needling of the rectus abdominis: a cadaveric study

Ryan C. McConnell Christi L. Williams Christian R Falyar

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Abstract

To assess needle placement accuracy in the rectus abdominis (RA) muscle during dry needling (DN) without entering the peritoneum.

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McConnell et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e694aeb6db64358761ab8f https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2355007

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