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(1) Background: Periosteal dry needling (PDN) involves clinicians using a solid filiform needle to stimulate bone for analgesic purposes. This case report presents the use of PDN to the cervical articular pillars (CAPs) in an 85-year-old female with chronic neck pain and headache. (2) Case description: PDN was applied to the right C2–C3 articular pillars, following trigger point dry needling (TrPDN) and manual therapy, in order to provide a direct sensory stimulus to the corresponding sclerotomes. PDN added over two treatments led to improved cervical range of motion and eliminated the patient’s neck pain and headache at 1 week follow-up. (3) Outcomes: At discharge, clinically relevant improvements were demonstrated on the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), which improved from an 8/10 on intake to a 0/10 at rest and with all movements. In addition, the patient exceeded the risk adjusted predicted four-point score improvement and the minimal clinically important improvement (MCII) value of four points on the Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) Neck Functional Status (Neck FS). At one month post-discharge, the patient remained symptom-free. (4) Discussion: In the context of an evidence-informed approach for neck pain and headache, PDN led to marked improvements in pain and function. Patient outcomes exceeded predictive analytic expectations for functional gains and efficient utilization of visits and time in days. Combined with other interventions, PDN to the CAPs could be a viable technique to treat chronic neck pain with headache.

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