Below is a compilation of the ever-growing evidence for the effectiveness of Dry Needling. This is from peer-reviewed, medical research journals. So sorry it is only a partial list and there is just so much support for this very skilled technique!!!
Dry Needling can help me dunk a basketball?!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29181252
Dry Needling superior to injection for plantar heel pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29119296
Get rid of your headache!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29037632
Help for herniated lumbar discs
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28931976
Unlock your neck
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764281
Wake up muscle!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28593101
Physiological changes after Dry Needling (AKA not 'energy')
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592980
Physiological changes after Dry Needling (AKA not 'energy')
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592980
Help for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28434187
Dry Needling the cervical spine
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28413118
Myofascial pain syndrome and Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28379050
Dry Needling just as good as steroid injections for hip bursitis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28257614
More twitches, more results!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28291046
Upper extremity numbness and tingling resolved with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28257619
Less spasticity following stroke
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28222554
Pain reduction in the trapezius muscle
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28167189
More relief for discogenic low back pain with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28163732
Less pain after knee replacement with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158960
Dry needling improves low back muscle function/activity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26406203
Less spasticity and stiffness in muscles following stroke with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27362968
Dry Needling improves shoulder mobility and pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27497188
Dry Needling helpful for shoulder impingement
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27720812
Reduces jaw pain and grinding
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27697769
Positive therapeutic effects of dry needling to the upper trapezius
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27697768
Dry Needling as a performance enhancer in elite soccer players
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27685009
Pain Relief for plantar fasciitis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27683642
Twitch matters and means more immediate pain relief
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27623385
Pain in the neck from the office. Dry Needling can help
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27582622
Dry Needling helps chronic neck pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27537209
Help following ACL reconstruction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428535
Dry Needling and electrical stimulation/TENS effective for chronic neck pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27410163
The effects of Dry Needling are long lasting
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27297448
Relief for rotator cuff tendinopathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274427
Less adverse symptoms following stroke
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27167369
Dry Needling helps shoulder impingement
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27104059
Relief for hip pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26347305
Dry Needling for thoracic spine pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26309385
Dry Needling and manual therapy effective for upper trapezius pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26304789
Relief for occipital neuralgia / headache
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26136602
Dry Needling for mechanical low back pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26118519
Prediction of improvement of low back pain with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26110549
Dry Needling and rats on treadmills
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26076317
Chronic ankle instability improvements with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064172
Dry Needling improves low back muscle functioning
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25801100
Pain relief for shoulders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25794307
No more pain in the neck
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25709869
Post-operative shoulder pain less with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25666690
Dry Needling relieves TMD/ TMJ symptoms
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25662558
Reduction in trapezius pain with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25661462
The lower trapezius muscle needs needles too
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25582412
Dry Needling and wet needling both effective for neck and shoulder pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25576642
Dry Needling helpful for post-stroke spasticity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25547766
Dry Needling even helps elbow pain and cyberchondria
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25487824
Woof! Dry Needling and dogs
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25454375
Achilles tendinopathy relief with dry needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25448138
Needles go where my hands cannot for TMD / TMJ
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25433977
Thoracic spine pain reduction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328832
Dry Needling at the top of the arsenal of pain management options
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25322743
Silly rabbit, needles are for humans
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25276839
Dry Needling more effective than manual therapy alone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25269764
Spasticity, baropodometry, pain pressure sensitivity and Dry Needling post-stroke
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25199825
Chronic post surgical pain eased with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25132412
Improvement following arthroscopic hip surgery
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25098193
Dry Needling successful for management of upper quarter and craniofacial dysfunction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24912453
Dry Needling relieves upper trapezius pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24725800
Improves plantar heel pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24700136
Even one session of Dry Needling helps neck pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24568260
Dry Needling for knee pain in a dancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24567862
Platelet rich plasma and Dry Needling for patellar tendinopathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24481828
Help for frozen shoulder / adhesive capsulitis with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24261931
Relief for proximal hamstring tendinopathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24261928
Shoulder tendinopaty…there's a needle for that
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23997721
Dry needling for pelvic floor pain and dysfunction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23943509
Dry needling overall just as good as PRP, and more cost effective
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912197
How does it work?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23801002
Help for hamstring strain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772348
Lots of studies supporting dry needling for upper quarter pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23756457
Dry Needling helpful for TMJ / TMD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23687913
Imaging confirms immediate change with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23684553
Dry Needling tendinitis / tendinosis / tendinopathy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23652530
Dry Needling superior for paraspinals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23629597
Dry Needling benefits for fibromyalgia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23609584
Total Knee Arthroplasty / Replacement pain relief with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23606888
Chronic Low Back Pain relief
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23593553
Needling tendons
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23487340
Dry Needling changes rabbits
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346198
Pain relief for TMJ / TMD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23220812
Physiologic changes with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23206963
Dry Needling is for real
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23138883
Relief for musculoskeletal chest wall pain / costochondritis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666647
Jaw pain and Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22549679
Relief for lateral epicondyalgia / epicondylitis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22018577
Depth does matter
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21696603
Dry Needling rabbits
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21529778
Mechanisms of Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21439050
Lumbar spinal stenosis relief with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20698999
Dry Needling trigger points
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20544158
Shoulder pain and volleyball players
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20351377
Dry Needling away jaw pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20213036
Improved circulation and oxygenation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20140448
Dry Needling vs local anesthetic injection
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19838864
Regional effects of Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19404189
No reason to inject a substance for headaches
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19241799
Pain and trigger points
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18054148
Dry Needling and the elderly
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17718644
Widespread effects of Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17449984
Positive results for patellar tendinopathy / tendinitis / tendinosis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17387140
Relief for media epicondyalgia / golfer's elbow
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16990441
Treatment for myofascial pain syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16945250
Postherpetic pain and Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16712624
Dry Needling plus stretching more effective than stretching alone
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14620302
Twitch matters in Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11562554
Dry Needling for shoulder impingement
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10807110
Diagnostic testing or effective treatment?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9298338
Twitch matters
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8043247
Trigger points in dogs and Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1581647
Post-surgical pain relieved with Dry Needling
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2638215
Dry Needling for chronic low back pain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6461928
Dry needling for chronic low back pain again
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6446774
No medication necessary…the needle effect!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/424236