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- Title
Comparison of the therapeutic effects of ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection and dry needling in rotator cuff disease: a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Rha, Dong-Wook; Park, Gi-Young; Kim, Yong-Kyun; Kim, Min Tae; Lee, Sang Chul
- Abstract
The article discusses the relationship between the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma injection with that of dry needling on shoulder pain among patients suffering from rotator cuff disease. The study was conducted on patients with a supraspinatus tendon lesion. The results proved that platelet-rich plasma injections was more effective in pain reduction as compared to dry needling in rotator cuff disease.
- Subjects
ACUPUNCTURE; RANGE of motion of joints; LONGITUDINAL method; HEALTH outcome assessment; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH funding; SCALES (Weighing instruments); ROTATOR cuff injuries; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; PAIN measurement; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; VISUAL analog scale; TREATMENT effectiveness; BLIND experiment; DATA analysis software; PLATELET-rich plasma
- Publication
Clinical Rehabilitation, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 2, p113
- ISSN
0269-2155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0269215512448388