Letter to the Editor

Dry Needling of Tight Hamstrings in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

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Naghdi S, Bazzaz-Yamachi M, Nakhostin Ansari N, Fakhari Z, Kordi R. Dry Needling of Tight Hamstrings in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain. Iran J Public Health. 2021;50(7):1511-1512.