[Prolotherapy in chronic musculoskeletal disorders]
Virgilio S, García Martí S, Alfie V, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A.
Record ID 32018001534
Spanish
Original Title:
Proloterapia en patologías musculoesqueléticas crónicas
Authors' recommendations:
CONCLUSIONS
Low-quality evidence suggests that in patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions, prolotherapy could show less benefits in pain and function improvement, at short-term, when compared with placebo.
Moderate-quality evidence suggests that adding dextrose prolotherapy to a physical exercise protocol, compared with placebo or a physical exercise protocol as a sole intervention, is beneficial in reducing pain and improving function at mid and long-term.
The clinical practice guidelines about chronic back pain, tendinopathies, and knee arthrosis surveyed do not consider prolotherapy as a therapeutic alternative.
Most health payers from high-income countries surveyed, do not cover prolotherapy for any chronic musculoskeletal condition, whereas Latin American health payers consulted do not mention covering this technology.
No prolotherapy cost-effectiveness studies have been found in Argentina.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2019
URL for published report:
https://www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Prolotherapy
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Tendinopathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Injections, Intra-Articular
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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