Effectiveness of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation versus trigger point dry needling in osteoarthritis knee: A comparative study

Subhanjan Das0 个研究点目标入组 0 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2021年11月24日

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•1.Mild to moderate clinically diagnosed primary tibiofemoral OA as per ACR criteria
•2.Patients of both sexes
•3.Age 50 â?? 69 years
•4.Chronic pain in the knee >3 months
•5.Unilateral symptoms
•6.Ability to walk without support for 6 meters.

•1.History of surgery of the painful knee.
•2.History of severe or permanent injury/pathology (other than osteoarthritis) in the lower limb.
•3.History of surgery of the lower limb in the preceding six months
•4.Had received physiotherapy, manual therapy or any other local therapy that can affect the treatment efficacy or outcome
•5.Peripheral neuropathy or sensory loss around the treatment area.
•6.Those who had received oral steroids, opiate treatment in the past 6 months
•7.Patients with contraindications and concerns related to dry needling as listed out in 2013 APTA resource manual of dry needling.
•8.Acute exacerbations

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Subhanjan Das