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The Effect of Dry Needling and Prolotherapy on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy.
Sponsor: Superior University
Summary
Cervical radiculopathy is characterized by neurological dysfunction caused by compression and inflammation of the spinal nerves or nerve roots of the cervical spine. Rolotherapy is a regenerative therapeutic method that consists of injecting irritant solutions into the injured areas.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2023-10-01
Completion Date
2024-09-30
Last Updated
2024-06-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
conventional treatment with Prolotherapy
Group A got prolotherapy along with conven¬tional treatment, which includes ultrasonic therapy for 10 minutes. The intensity will be 3MHz at 1.0 watts/cm2. Prolotherapy is an injection treatment used to relieve pain. Your healthcare provider will inject a small amount of an irritant into your body. Dextrose (sugar) solution is the most commonly injected irritant. Proponents of prolotherapy claim it relieves pain by jumpstarting your body's natural healing abilities.
Dry Needling and conventional treatment
Group B Subjects in Group B will get Dry Needling along with conventional treatment, which includes ultrasonic therapy for 10 minutes. The intensity will be 3MHz at 1.0 watts/cm2. Trigger-point dry needling is an invasive procedure where a fine needle or acupuncture needle is inserted into the skin and muscle
Locations (1)
Iqbal Mahmooda Hospital, Iffat Anwar Medical Complex and Life line Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan