Action | Practice of dry needling |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 7/26/2019 |
Case Reports Alabama
Case 1. In 2017, a 16-year-old boy suffered a deep infection in the posterolateral distal aspect of the right thigh related to dry needling performed by a physical therapist [15]. He was treated for the deep infection in the posterolateral distal aspect of the right thigh at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Alabama, in Mobile, Alabama [15]. The deep infection in the posterolateral distal aspect of the right thigh required surgical drainage and intravenous antibiotics [15]. He was hospitalized for five days [15]. After discharge, he was continued on intravenous antibiotics for three weeks [15].
Reference:
Kim DC, Glenzer S, Johnson A, Nimityongskul P. Deep infection following dry needling in a young athlete: an underreported complication of an increasingly prevalent modality: a case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018;8(3):e73. https:// insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=30256243.