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Research Behind Myotherapy

The evidence behind the treatment on your table.

Peer-reviewed trials on myotherapy, dry needling, cupping and manual therapy, each one read closely and rewritten in plain language — what was tested, what it found, and what it means for your body or your practice.

06Summaries in the libraryEvery one links back to the original paper.

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  • 2012Cupping TherapyRandomised controlled exploratory trial (40 people with knee osteoarthritis)BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    Latest summaryFor patientsCupping Therapy

    Can Cupping Ease Knee Osteoarthritis? What a Randomised Trial Found

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A four-week course of dry cupping eased knee pain and stiffness in people with osteoarthritis, compared with a waiting list.

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2012
  • 2024Dry NeedlingRandomised controlled trial (people with tension-type headache and active trigger points)Journal of Personalized Medicine
    For patientsDry Needling

    Can Dry Needling Switch Off Trigger Points? What a 2024 Trial Found

    In people with tension-type headache, dry needling eased headache intensity and cut the number of active trigger points.

    Journal of Personalized Medicine · 2024
  • 2023Persistent PainSystematic review of 15 randomised controlled trialsInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    For practitionersPersistent Pain

    Can Understanding Pain Reduce It? What the Research on Pain Science Education Found

    Across 15 trials, teaching people how pain works reduced pain, disability and fear — most of all alongside hands-on care and exercise.

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2023
  • Therapist working on a client's foot with oil
    For patientsFoot & Ankle

    What Shapes Your Foot Posture? Plantar Fascia, Foot Muscles and Flat Feet

    Ultrasound of 111 adults showed the plantar fascia — not the foot muscles — does most of the work shaping a flat or normal arch.

    Gait & Posture · 2018
  • 2002Headache & NeckMulticentre randomised controlled trial (2×2 factorial) with blinded outcome assessment and 12-month follow-upSpine
    For practitionersHeadache & Neck

    Manipulative Therapy and Exercise for Cervicogenic Headache What a Randomised Controlled Trial Found

    Neck-focused manipulative therapy and a low-load exercise programme each cut cervicogenic headache — and the benefit held for a full year.

    Spine · 2002
  • Practitioner applying glass cups to a patient's back
    For patientsCupping Therapy

    Cupping Therapy vs Foam Rolling for Hamstring Pathology What a Randomised Controlled Trial Found

    A single session of cupping with active movement improved hamstring flexibility more than foam rolling — and athletes preferred it.

    International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy · 2020