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Effect of dry needling and neurodynamic mobilisation in population with piriformis syndrome

“COMBINED EFFECTIVENESS OF MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT DRY NEEDLING AND NEURODYNAMIC MOBILISATION IN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME ?.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/052999
Enrollment
32
Registered
2023-05-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle

Interventions

Intervention1: myofascial trigger point dry needling and neurodynamic mobilisation and conventional therapy: Trigger Point Dry Needling Intervention will be given for 3 days alternately in a week for

Sponsors

Alisha jaiswal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patient willing to participate 2) Both male and female between the age group of (20-60) years with diagnosed case of piriformis Syndrome. 3) Tenderness over low back, buttocks and hip Joint. 4) Low back pain radiating to posterior thigh, calf and foot. 5) Limitation in range of motion of hip joint.(rotation ) 6) Piriformis test positive.(special diagnostic tests )

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) History of any spinal surgery 2) Spondylolisthesis 3) Degenerative spine and hip joint 4) Patients on medication (Analgesics) 5) Non cooperative patients 6) Recent worsening symptoms

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VISUAL ANALOG SCALE (VAS) PAIN PRESSURETHRESHHOL-ALGOMETERTimepoint: Baseline and post intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
HIP RANGE OF MOTION (Rotations ) NCV H REFLEX ( H latency ) LOWER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONAL SCALETimepoint: Baseline and post intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Akanksha saxena

Maharishi Markandeshwar institute of physiotherapy and rehabilitation

akankshasaxena623@mmumullana.org7906989678

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026