Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Versus Trigger Point Injection in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Quadratus Lumborum.
10.5535/arm.2017.41.4.582
- Author:
Jin Oh HONG
1
;
Joon Sang PARK
;
Dae Geun JEON
;
Wang Hyeon YOON
;
Jung Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine & Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. RMPJH@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy;
Myofascial pain syndromes;
Trigger point injection;
Quadratus lumborum
- MeSH:
Back Pain;
Humans;
Myofascial Pain Syndromes*;
Outcome Assessment (Health Care);
Pain Measurement;
Quebec;
Retrospective Studies;
Shock*;
Trigger Points*
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2017;41(4):582-588
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and trigger point injection (TPI) for the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome in the quadratus lumborum. METHODS: In a retrospective study at our institute, 30 patients with myofascial pain syndrome in the quadratus lumborum were assigned to ESWT or TPI groups. We assessed ESWT and TPI treatment according to their affects on pain relief and disability improvement. The outcome measures for the pain assessment were a visual analogue scale score and pain pressure threshold. The outcome measures for the disability assessment were Oswestry Disability Index, Roles and Maudsley, and Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale scores. RESULTS: Both groups demonstrated statistically significant improvements in pain and disability measures after treatment. However, in comparing the treatments, we found ESWT to be more effective than TPI for pain relief. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups with respect to disability. CONCLUSION: Compared to TPI, ESWT showed superior results for pain relief. Thus, we consider ESWT as an effective treatment for myofascial pain syndrome in the quadratus lumborum.
