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The use of prolotherapy in the sacroiliac joint
M Cusi1, J Saunders, B Hungerford
1University of Notre Dame, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. manuel.cusi@gmail.com
Objective:
In this study the effectiveness of prolotherapy in the treatment of deficient load transfer of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) was determined.
Design:
A prospective descriptive study.
Setting:
Authors' private practice.
Participants:
25 patients who consented to treatment and attended for at least one follow-up visit and assessment.
Study Period:
From April 2004 to July 2007.
Intervention:
Three injections of hypertonic dextrose solution into the dorsal interosseous ligament of the affected SIJ, under CT control, 6 weeks apart.
Main Outcome Measures:
Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, Roland-Morris 24, Roland-Morris 24 Multiform questionnaires and clinical examination by two authors independently.
Results:
All patients included in this study attended at least one follow-up visit at 3, 12 or 24 months.. The number of patients at follow-up decreased at 12 and 24 months. Functional questionnaires demonstrated significant improvements for those followed-up at 3, 12 and 24 months (p<0.05). Clinical scores showed significant improvement from commencement to 3, 12 and 24 months (p<0.001).
Conclusions:
This descriptive study of prolotherapy in private practice has shown positive clinical outcomes for the 76% of patients who attended the 3-month follow-up visit (76% at 12 months and 32% at 24 months). Similar results were found in the questionnaires (Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, Roland-Morris 24 and Roland-Morris 24 Multiform questionnaires) at 3, 12 and 24 months.
