Efficacy of Neural Prolotherapy in Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica

Summary

Meralgia paresthetica is an entrapment neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Its main manifestation is neuropathic pain on the lateral aspect of the thigh. Neural prolotherapy has shown improvement and relieve of neuropathic pain. The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy of neural prolotherapy (subcutaneous perineural injection of dextrose 5% solution) on reliving pain and improvement of function and quality of life in patients with meralgia paresthetica.

Timeline

Start

2018-04-15

Primary completion

2019-09-30

Completion

2019-09-30

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