Efficacy of neural prolotherapy in treatment of meralgia paresthetica: a case series

Abstract Background Meralgia paresthetica is an entrapment neuropathy. Neuropathic pain was reported to be improved by using neural prolotherapy. Aim of the research assess and evaluate short-term efficacy prolotherapy on relieving pain, paresthesia improving function quality life patients with meralgia paresthetica. The study included 19 lower limbs idiopathic obtained from 15 patients. Subcutaneous perineural injection dextrose (5%) in sterile water given once. All were evaluated for outcome measures twice, at baseline visit follow-up four weeks after which included: patient assessment overall symptoms paresthetica, effect visual analogue scale. Results There a statistically significant improvement scale symptoms, when findings postinjection compared preinjection among all tolerated procedure-induced pain. experienced immediate relieve At visit, satisfied procedure. 12 (63.2%) 10 (66.6%) that showed recovery. Two them had bilateral no withdrawal, lost follow-up. one limb (5.3%) (6.7%) who bruises sites resolved within few days Conclusions Neural easy, safe, tolerable, effective successful treatment It should conservative armamentarium Trial registration : NCT04499911 . Registered 5 August 2020—retrospectively registered.