Effect of dry needling on radial tunnel syndrome: A case report
| Autor: | Sudarshan Anandkumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male
030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Elbow pain 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Musculoskeletal Pain Elbow medicine Humans Physical Therapy Modalities Radial nerve Pain Measurement Dry needling Massage business.industry Radial tunnel syndrome Equipment Design Recovery of Function Middle Aged medicine.disease Biomechanical Phenomena Treatment Outcome Posterior interosseous nerve medicine.anatomical_structure Needles Radial Nerve Radial Neuropathy Manual therapy 0305 other medical science Range of motion business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 35:373-382 |
| ISSN: | 1532-5040 0959-3985 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09593985.2018.1443357 |
| Popis: | This case report describes a 45-year-old male who presented with chronic right lateral elbow pain managed unsuccessfully with conservative treatment that included anti-inflammatory medication, injection, massage, exercise, bracing, taping, electro-physical agents, and manual therapy. Diagnosis of radial tunnel syndrome (RTS) was based on palpatory findings, range of motion testing, resisted isometrics, and a positive upper limb neural tension test 2b (radial nerve bias). Conventionally, the intervention for this entrapment has been surgical decompression, with successful outcomes. This is potentially a first-time report, describing the successful management of RTS with dry needling (DN) using a recently published DN grading system. Immediate improvements were noted in all the outcome measures after the first treatment, with complete pain-resolution maintained at a 6-month follow-up. A model is proposed describing the mechanism by which DN could be used to intervene for nerve entrapment interfaces. |
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