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A systematic search adherent to PRISMA guidelines was conducted of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for relevant studies from 2000\u20132023. After screening 642 records, 22 studies comprising a total of 1585 participants were analyzed. Seventeen studies (73.9%) found that dry needling provided no additional benefits over exercise alone for the reduction of musculoskeletal pain. Three studies demonstrated no improvements with either intervention alone. However, three studies showed greater improvements when dry needling was combined with exercise in knee osteoarthritis, trapezius myofascial pain, and low back pain. The most frequently utilized dry needling technique involved rapid in-and-out needling for 25 seconds to 15 minutes with 12\u201315 insertions per muscle, delivered over at least five weeks (twice weekly). Current evidence supports dry needling plus exercise as efficacious for musculoskeletal pain, although dry needling offers no additional benefit versus exercise alone. The heterogeneity of methods underscores the need for further high-quality comparative effectiveness trials across diverse populations and pain conditions to identify optimal protocols.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2825-6294","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]],"date-time":"2026-05-05T23:03:08Z","timestamp":1778022188000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dry Needling and Exercise in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.1055","author":[{"given":"Maria P.","family":"Salazar-Arias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Nacional, COSTA RICA","place":["Heredia"],"department":["Escuela Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Calidad de Vida (CIEMHCAVI), Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n, Desarrollo e Innovaci\u00f3n en Salud y Deporte (CIDISAD)"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4084-8124","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos D.","family":"G\u00f3mez-Carmona","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Alicante, SPAIN","place":["San Vicente del Raspeig"],"department":["Department of General and Specific Didactics, Physical Activity and Sports Area"]},{"name":"University of Zaragoza, SPAIN","place":["Huesca"],"department":["Physical Activity and Sports Performance (ENFYRED), Research Group in Training"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Azofeifa-Mora","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Nacional, COSTA RICA","place":["Heredia"],"department":["Escuela Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Calidad de Vida (CIEMHCAVI), Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n, Desarrollo e Innovaci\u00f3n en Salud y Deporte (CIDISAD)"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Braulio","family":"S\u00e1nchez-Ure\u00f1a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Nacional, COSTA RICA","place":["Heredia"],"department":["Escuela Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Calidad de Vida (CIEMHCAVI), Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n, Desarrollo e Innovaci\u00f3n en Salud y Deporte (CIDISAD)"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sameer","family":"Badri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA","place":["Kelantan"],"department":["School of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0717-8827","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Rojas-Valverde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Nacional, COSTA RICA","place":["Heredia"],"department":["Escuela Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Calidad de Vida (CIEMHCAVI), Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n, Desarrollo e Innovaci\u00f3n en Salud y Deporte (CIDISAD)"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"35","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.2018.304747","article-title":"The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain \u2013 Where to From Here?","volume":"109","author":"FM Blyth","year":"2019","journal-title":"Am J Public Health"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e972","DOI":"10.1097\/j.pain.0000000000002541","article-title":"The prevalence of chronic pain in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"163","author":"CB Murray","year":"2022","journal-title":"Pain"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1913","DOI":"10.1007\/s00264-022-05512-z","article-title":"Growth in musculoskeletal pathology worldwide: the role of Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Internationale de Chirurgie Orthop\u00e9dique et de Traumatologie and publications","volume":"46","author":"P Hernigou","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int Orthop"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bjpt.2020.06.003","article-title":"Beliefs about the body and pain: the critical role in musculoskeletal pain management","volume":"25","author":"JP Caneiro","year":"2021","journal-title":"Braz J Phys Ther"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1759720X21995067","article-title":"Pathophysiology of musculoskeletal pain: a narrative review","volume":"13","author":"F Puntillo","year":"2021","journal-title":"Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/2045-709X-20-31","article-title":"What is the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in the elderly population in developed countries? 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