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Comparison of the therapeutic effects of ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection and dry needling in rotator cuff disease: a randomized controlled trial
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Objective: To compare the effects of platelet-rich plasma injection with those of dry needling on shoulder pain and function in patients with rotator cuff disease. Design: A single-centre, prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled study. Setting: University rehabilitation hospital. Participants: Thirty-nine patients with a supraspinatus tendon lesion (tendinosis or a partial tear less than 1.0 cm, but not a complete tear) who met the inclusion criteria recruited between June 2010 and February 2011. Intervention: Two dry needling procedures in the control group and two platelet-rich plasma injections in the experimental group were applied to the affected shoulder at four-week intervals using ultrasound guidance. Measurements: The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, passive range of motion of the shoulder, a physician global rating scale at the six-month follow-up, adverse effects monitoring and an ultrasound measurement were used as outcome measures. Results: The clinical effect of the platelet-rich plasma injection was superior to the dry needling from six weeks to six months after initial injection ( P < 0.05). At six months the mean Shoulder Pain and Disability Index was 17.7 ± 3.7 in the platelet-rich plasma group versus 29.5 ± 3.8 in the dry needling group ( P < 0.05). No severe adverse effects were observed in either group. Conclusions: Autologous platelet-rich plasma injections lead to a progressive reduction in the pain and disability when compared to dry needling. This benefit is certainly still present at six months after treatment. These findings suggest that treatment with platelet-rich plasma injections is safe and useful for rotator cuff disease.
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- Rha, D.-W., Park, G.-Y., Kim, Y.-K., Kim, M. T., & Lee, S. C.
- Venue
- Clinical Rehabilitation
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- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-10-03
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 113-122
- ISSN
- 0269-2155 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-0873
- OpenAlex
- W2138108414
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- 305
- References
- 20
- FWCI
- 13.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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