Purpose: To present preliminary clinical results of the effects of a
new treatment with percutaneous electrolysis directed to peripheral tendon and
therapeutic resistance exercise, with or without the presence of degenerative
zone. Methods: 3 patients with patellar tendinopathy aged 37–45 years
with diagnostic of patellar tendinopathy with pain since 5–8 weeks were treated
with a novel, less invasive electrolysis technique. Pain severity was measured by
Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Lower limb functionality was measured by a
Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment questionnaire (VISA-P). A clinical
interview and ultrasonography assesment were performed before study protocol were
carried out. Each participants received 4 to 7 sessions of percutaneous
electrolysis (350
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A new ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrolysis and exercise treatment in patellar tendinopathy: three case reports
Alberto Carlos Muñoz Fernández1,2,3,4,5, Carlos Barragán Carballar1,2,3,4,5, Jorge Hugo Villafañe6, Sebastián Martín Pérez1,2,3,4, José Luis Alonso Pérez1,2,3,4,5, Raquel Díaz-Meco2, David García Jiménez4, Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero1,2,3,4,*
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Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
2
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
3
Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
4
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, CEU-San Pablo University, 28668 Madrid, Spain
5
Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment Center ONELIFE, 28925 Madrid, Spain
6
IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20161 Milan, Italy
*Correspondence: eleuterio.sanchez@universidadeuropea.es
(Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero)
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2021, 26(11), 1166–1175;
https://doi.org/10.52586/5017
Submitted: 18 June 2021 | Revised: 19 August 2021 | Accepted: 20 August 2021 | Published: 30 November 2021
Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by BRI.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Tendinopathy
Ultrasonography
Percutaneous electrolysis
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