Baseline Examination Factors Associated With Clinical Improvement After Dry Needling in Individuals With Low Back Pain.

Study Design: Quasi-experimental.

Objectives: To explore for associations between demographic, patient history, and physical examination variables and short-term improvement in self-reported disability following dry needling therapy performed on individuals with low back pain (LBP).

Background: Dry needling is an intervention used with increasing frequency in patients with LBP; however, the characteristics of patients who are most likely to respond are not known.