Musculoskeletal Diseases Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Cases with six-months minimum of conservative therapies, such as icepacks, stretching of the Achilles tendon and NSAID medication, which provided inadequate improvement of pain and function
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Other associated pathologies (alterations in ipsilateral ankle and knee, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter’s syndrome). • Neurological abnormalities. • Skin infections. • History of infection at the application site (within the previous three months). • Coagulopathies such as Hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease, clotting factor deficiencies, hypercoagulable states and deep venous thrombsis .
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is Measurement of pain intensity using visual analog scale (VAS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are Measurement of Functional Limitation using Foot Function Index (FFI) and Patient satisfaction using (modified criteria of the Roles and Maudsley score) | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Professor