Effects of trigger point dry needling among patients with anterior knee pai
Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Anterior knee pain.ICD-10 code M25. 569 for Pain in unspecified knee is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - ArthropathiesM25.569
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220804055615N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Memon College of Physical and Rehasbilitaive Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Male with age between 20 to 45 years
Subjects having anterior knee pain
Subjects with myofasical trigger points in quadriceps muscle
Exclusion Criteria
Patients taking anticoagulant medications
Patients with meniscal tears, patellar tendinopathy , ligamentous injury
Patients with knee osteoarthritis
Patients with lumbosacral nerve root or peripheral nerve involvement
Patients having a history of prior knee surgery
Patients who had received acupuncture, dry needling or injection for knee pain during the past 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To treat the anterior knee pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and after 3 week of intervention. Method of measurement: Kujala scoring questionnair and visual analog scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method