A 5-year prospective study of non-surgical treatment of retro-trochanteric pain.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
; 17(8): 996-1002, 2009 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Diffuse retro-trochanteric pain occasionally radiating to the lower extremity could be caused by the piriformis or internal obturator muscle syndromes. Thirteen patients, with retro-trochanteric pain were included in the study. All patients suffered from a diffuse, but intense and often radiating hip pain. The median duration of the symptoms was 8 (1-20) years. The patients were treated by a specific supervised stretching programme with special emphasis on the internal obturator muscle. The duration of the stretching programme was 4 weeks. At inclusion, the median pain on the visual analogue scale (VAS) was 6.0 (3-7). The VAS for pain decreased to 4.0 (0-7) (p = 0.01) at 12 weeks. Five years after treatment, the VAS for pain was still significantly lower than at inclusion, 4.0 (0-7) (p = 0.018). A significant reduction in the number of positive Freiberg's tests and in the number of patients limping was also observed, both at 3 months and at 5 years after treatment. It appears that a supervised stretching programme renders significant short and long term decrease in symptom for patients with retro-trochanteric pain.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Sciatalgie
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Exercices d'étirement musculaire
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Langue:
En
Journal:
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
Sujet du journal:
MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Année:
2009
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Norvège