Comparison between the effects of trigger point mesotherapy versus acupuncture points mesotherapy in the treatment of XXXX : a short term randomized controlled trial.

@entity1 @entity1643 @entity4048 @entity158
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to compare the effects of trigger point (TRP) mesotherapy and acupuncture (ACP) mesotherapy in the treatment of @entity1 with @entity1643 . DESIGN: Short term randomized controlled trial. SETTING: 62 subjects with @entity1643 were recruited at outpatients Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in the period between July 2006 and May 2008. INTERVENTION: Study subjects were assigned to receive 4 weeks treatments with either trigger point mesotherapy (TRP mesotherapy, n=29) or acupoints mesotherapy (ACP mesotherapy, n=33). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: @entity158 intensity with a @entity158 visual analogic scale (VAS) and verbal rating scale (VRS) and @entity158 with McGill @entity158 Questionnaire Short Form (SFMPQ), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ) and Oswestry Low Back @entity158 Disability Questionaire (ODQ). RESULTS: ACP mesotherapy shows a more effective results in VRS and VAS measures in the follow-up (p(VRS)=<.001 and p(VAS)=<.001). The SF-MPQ measure shows a better results for ACP instead of TRP with statistically significant differences between groups and time (p=.035). @entity1 reported a slight discomfort at the time of the inoculation, and 15% reported slight @entity4048 in ACP mesotherapy group. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the response to ACP mesotherapy may be greater than the response to TRP mesotherapy in the short term follow-up. This technique could be nevertheless a viable option as an adjunct treatment in an overall treatment planning of CLBP.
