First documented effect of deep dry needling during early rehabilitation on muscle tone after thalamus hemorrhage: case report

Abstract

Abstract Deep dry needling of post-stroke patients during early rehabilitation has not been applied and documented until now. The present study deals with the first documented case. The effect of deep dry needling (DDN) interventions on hypertension was investigated for a 48-year-old male patient who suffered from brain hemorrhage. It appeared that the DDN-induced temporarily improved ROM facilitated treatment and allowed the patient to exercise in a better alignment and more effectively during treatment. This finding, which should still be validated by more cases, promises to open new perspectives for more effective and shorter-duration treatment of post-stroke patients with spasticity or hypertension.