Health Condition 1: null- Painful musculoskeletal disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Leech application: leech/leeches was/were applied near to the the painful joint/area locally.
3 sittings of leech therapy was given in a 3 day interval.
Control Intervention1: Etoricoxi
Sponsors
Uttrakhand Ayurved University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pain in either of knee joint causing difficulty in walking. 4. Pain in any other joint along with knee joint. 5. Patient having difficulty in walking with in- creased walking time. 6. Patient unable to perform routine activity like bathing, eating, dressing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of Pain for more than 6 months. 2. No of painful sites/joints equal to 4 or more. 3. Patient with bleeding disorders, uncontrolled diabetes. 4.Pain due to malignancy or some secondary cause, due to acute traumatic injury. 5.Disease with infective pathology involve- ment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. VISUAL ANALOG SCORE 2. (WOMAC) -Modified - Crd Pune Version 3. Ritchie Articular Index (Tenderness) 4. Walking Time assessmentTimepoint: 15th day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. VISUAL ANALOG SCORE 2. (WOMAC) -Modified - Crd Pune Version 3. Ritchie Articular Index (Tenderness) 4. Walking Time assessmentTimepoint: 0 and 9th day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKrishna Kant Pandey
Rishikul Campus, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Haridwar
Outcome results
None listed