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The effect of dry needling technique on walking in subjects with piriformis syndrome

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
piriformis syndrome.
Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level
Registration Number
IRCT20151026024729N2
Lead Sponsor
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

buttock pain or radicular pain of sciatic nerve
increase symptoms with sitting
tenderness in piriformis muscle
increase symptoms with tension-generated maneuver

Exclusion Criteria

contraindication of dry needling
history of vertebral or lower extremity surgery
pregnancy
hip arthritis or pain
lumbar discopathy or instability

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: Before first intervention, 72 hours and 7th days after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ower extremity kinematic. Timepoint: before first intervention and 72 hours after last treatment session. Method of measurement: motion analysis instrument.;Pain pressure threshold. Timepoint: Before first intervention, 72 hours and 7th days after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: algometery.;Disability. Timepoint: Before first intervention, 72 hours and 7th days after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: oswestry questionnaire.;Internal and external range of motion of hip joint. Timepoint: Before first intervention, 72 hours and 7th days after the last treatment session. Method of measurement: by goniometry.
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