DRY NEEDLING AS A PAIN MODULATING MODALITY IN MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 44
Abstract
BACKGROUND Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a significant health problem affecting as much as 85% of the general population, sometime in their lifetime, while the estimated overall prevalence is 46%. Low back pain is the most common MPS affecting all age groups with no gender discrimination. It can be acute or chronic. It can cause localised, diffuse, radicular or referred type of pains. Dry Needling or intramuscular stimulation is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments in Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS). MATERIALS AND METHODS 90 patients (57 male and 33 female) who attended the Department of Physio-Occupation Therapy, which is a part of the Department of Orthopaedics, Osmania General Hospital, were randomly chosen after clearance from the Ethical Committee. The study period extended from June 2015 to Jan 2016. They were divided into groups according to their position in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and their respective scores were noted. Their scores were once again noted after they received the Dry Needling treatment of about 6 sittings. RESULTS Out of the 90 cases, 65 cases showed excellent results (VAS 0-1 after treatment), 18 cases showed good results (VAS 2-3 after treatment), 6 cases showed fair results (VAS 4-5 after treatment), 2 cases showed VAS-6 after treatment. CONCLUSION Dry Needling is a relatively new treatment modality with specific subjective pain modulation efficacy in myofascial pain syndrome, which can help us in alleviating the pain in chronic conditions and acts adjuvant to the specific treatment
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Ravinder N, Kali Vadlamani, Moorty , Nirmala , Janaki B
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