Effectiveness Of Mesotherapy In Treatment Of Fibromyalgia Tender Points
| Autor: | Sahar S Ganeb, Samia Ghorab, Rasha M. Fawzy, Refaat M. El-Tanawy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Ketoprofen
Polypharmacy medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale business.industry medicine.disease Rheumatology Mesotherapy Quality of life Fibromyalgia Internal medicine medicine Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences Adverse effect business General Environmental Science medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Benha Medical Journal. 37:285-296 |
| ISSN: | 2357-0016 |
| Popis: | Background: Fibromyalgia is the second most common disease encountered in rheumatology practice Aim: This study designed to assess the potential effect of mesotherapy in treatment of tender points in primary fibromyalgia (PFM) patients. Methods: Thirty PFM patients who fulfilled the American Colleague of Rheumatology 1990 criteria, joined this study. They were divided into 2 groups randomly according to the treatment program received; Injection mesotherapy group (Group I: No=15 patients) who received a mixture of 2 ml of Ketoprofen (100mg/2ml) added to 3 ml of Saline Solution, once cession per week for a total of 6 successive weeks and other 15 patients (Group II) who received Ketoprofen 100 mg Extended- Release capsules once daily for 2 successive weeks which represent the control group. Patients‟ pain severity, quality of life and depression were assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS), fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ) and the Hamilton Rating Scale (HDRS) respectively before treatment and after the 3rd & the 6th cession then data were recorded and compared. Results: We found significant improvements (p |
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