Evidence for the use of dry needling and physiotherapy in the management of cervicogenic or tension-type headache: a systematic review.

Background: There is good evidence in the literature supporting physiotherapy in the management of some forms of headache. Dry needling of myofascial trigger points is becoming an increasingly common approach despite a paucity of research evidence supporting its use. The purpose of this review was to determine the evidence supporting the use of dry needling in addition to conventional physiotherapy in the management of tension-type and cervicogenic headache.

Prolactin upregulates its receptors and inhibits lipolysis and leptin release in male rat adipose tissue.

Prolactin (PRL) is recognized as a metabolic regulator during lactation, but little information exists on its actions in male adipose tissue. We examined whether PRL affects the expression of its receptors (PRLR), lipolysis, and adipokine secretion in male rats. Both long and short PRLR isoforms were induced 40-50-fold during differentiation of epididymal preadipocytes, with a 10-fold higher expression of the long isoform.