@article{article_365851, title={Evaluation of Neural Therapy Effects in Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial}, journal={Ankara Medical Journal}, volume={17}, pages={260–266}, year={2017}, DOI={10.17098/amj.365851}, author={Ural, Fatma Gülçin and Öztürk, Gökhan Tuna and Nazlıkul, Hüseyin}, keywords={Neural therapy,lateral epicondylitis,local anesthetics,rehabilitation}, abstract={<p class="BodyAA" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:#D9D9D9;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Objectives: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The purpose of the
study is to explore neural therapy (NT) and the effect of it on pain and the
functional status of patients with lateral epicondyl </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">i </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">tis (LE) and to determine whether clinical </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="BodyAA" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:#D9D9D9;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">changes and
demographic characteristics have any correl </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">a </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">tion. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="BodyAA" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:#D9D9D9;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Materials
and Methods: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Forty-two </span> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">patients with LE were randomly allocated
into two groups; NT & control. The control group was given rest,
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, stretching exercises and a wrist splint.
The p </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">a </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">tients in the NT group received 8 sessions of
NT. The visual analog scale (VAS), pain pressure threshold (via algometry) and
Duruöz hand index (DHI) scores were noted before and at the end of the
treatment in both groups. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="BodyAA" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:#D9D9D9;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">All parameters
improved in both groups. However, improvement of VAS, a </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">l </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">gometry and DHI scores were more obvious in the NT group. The
clinical change and d </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">e </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">mographic
features of the groups showed no correlation. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="BodyAA" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:#D9D9D9;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">NT is a safe and
effective treatment method for treatment of p </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">a </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">tients with LE. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Constantia, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={4}, publisher={Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University}