Comparison of the effect of physiotherapy and physiotherapy with dry needling on pain, Range of motion, physical function, functional performance and the effectiveness of treatment in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis.

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 28 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2022年5月2日

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•Participants aged 40 years or older with knee pain and uni- or bilateral dysfunction
•Diagnosis of primary knee osteoarthritis based on clinical and radiographic findings (Kellgren-Lawrence 1-3)
•At least one active or one latent myofascial trigger point elicited by palpation ipsilateral to the painful knee(s)
•Pain of at least 2 on the NRS scale for more than 3 months

•Suffering from other conditions that could cause myofascial or neuropathic pain in the lower limb, such as lumbar radiculopathy, saphenous nerve entrapment, or paresthetica meralgia
•Previous total replacement of the same knee or both knees
•Any other surgical procedure of the lower limbs in the previous six months
•Medical record for myopathy or lumbo-sacral neuropathy
•physical therapy, acupuncture or other treatments for the painful knee in the last 6 months
•Inflammatory joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis
•Serious trauma or systematic disease

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