Myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by the presence of hypersensitive points called trigger points that cause pain, tenderness, spasm, stiffness, limitation of movement, weakness, taut band within the muscle, and pain reflected by pressing in a muscle group or a single muscle. Prolotherapy is a regenerative treatment method in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain, in which an irritating solution is injected, often hypertonic dextrose, into painful ligament and tendon attachments and adjacent joint spaces. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of prolotherapy application on pain, neck range of motion and neck disability in women with myofascial pain syndrome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
An injection of 5 ml of 5% dextrose prolotherapy using 2.5 ml 10% dextrose, 1 ml 2% local anesthetic (lidocaine), 1.5 ml 0.9% saline will be administered to the active group from at least 10 trigger points.
A total of 5 ml of solution created by using 4 ml of 0.9% saline and 1 ml of 2% local anesthetic (lidocaine) will be administered to the control group, with at least 10 trigger points.
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Ata Sökmen Faculty of Medicine
Hatay, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGVisual Analog Scale
0-10 cm visual scale (0: no pain, 10: most severe pain)
Time frame: First month post-treatment
Neck Disability Index
It measures the functional state of the neck by scoring between 0-5 points according to the severity of pain, consisting of 20 questions.
Time frame: First month post-treatment
Neck joint range of motion measurement
Active neck range of motion, which shows the movement of the neck in all directions, is evaluated by goniometric measurement.
Time frame: First month post-treatment
Side effects
Edema, ecchymosis, hematoma, allergic reaction, exacerbation of pain, systemic or distant side effects
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 6 month.
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