For subjects with and without sciatica with active trigger points (TrPs) within the gluteus minimus muscle as compared to non-TrPs participants, does Thermovision Technique of Dry Needling (TTDN) support the clinical criteria set by Travel and Simons and, thus, objectively confirm trigger points presence?

Poznan University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2014年11月6日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Sciatica TrPs-negative subjects
•Key inclusion criteria: lack of active TrPs within gluteus minimus muscle, diagnosis of sciatica, age between 30 and 60 (inclusive), both lower limbs present, pain duration >3 months, >3 on the 1-10 point VAS scale of leg pain, with this being the dominant pain problem.
•Sciatica TrPs-positive subjects
•Key inclusion criteria: active TrPs within the gluteus minimus muscle, diagnosis of sciatica, age between 30 and 60 (inclusive), both lower limbs present, pain duration >3 months, >3 on the 1-10 point VAS scale of leg pain, with this being the dominant pain problem.
•Healthy volunteers
•Key inclusion criteria: general good health condition, age between 30 and 60 (inclusive), both lower limbs present, the lack of TrPs within the gluteus minimus, the lack of needle sensation of the most tender point within the gluteus minimus muscle.

•Sciatica (TrPs-postive and TrPs-negative)
•Key exclusion criteria: complex regional pain syndrome, cauda equina syndrome, previous back surgery, spinal tumors, scoliosis, pregnancy, coagulant treatment, disseminated intravascular coagulation, diabetes, epilepsy, infection, inflammatory rheumatologic diseases, stroke, or oncological history.
•Healthy volunteers
•Key exclusion criteria: previous back surgery, spinal tumors, scoliosis, pregnancy.

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Poznan University of Medical Sciences