Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Trigger point Dry Needling: Solid sterile needles are inserted to myofascial triger points using clean field methods and withdrawn after seconds to minutes. No medicine is delivered.
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Sponsors
Subhanjan Das
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Mild to moderate clinically diagnosed primary tibiofemoral OA as per ACR criteria 2. Patients of both sexes 3. Age 50 â?? 69 years 4. Chronic pain in the knee >3 months 5. Unilateral symptoms 6. Ability to walk without support for 6 meters.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of surgery of the painful knee. 2. History of severe or permanent injury/pathology (other than osteoarthritis) in the lower limb. 3. History of surgery of the lower limb in the preceding six months 4. Had received physiotherapy, manual therapy or any other local therapy that can affect the treatment efficacy or outcome 5. Peripheral neuropathy or sensory loss around the treatment area. 6. Those who had received oral steroids, opiate treatment in the past 6 months 7. Patients with contraindications and concerns related to dry needling as listed out in 2013 APTA resource manual of dry needling. 8. Acute exacerbations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS)Timepoint: Pre intervention: Day 1 before therapy Post intervention: Day 14 Follow up: 4 Weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PPT via algometer. Pressure Pain Threshold of fixed points will be measuredTimepoint: Pre intervention: Day 1 before therapy Post intervention: Day 14 Follow up: 4 Weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSubhanjan Das
Garden City University
Outcome results
None listed