MESOTHERAPY IN LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS, A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE- BLIND STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF MESOTHERAPY WITH PIROXICAM AND LIDOCAINE VERSUS INTRADERMAL DRY NEEDLING, IN THE TREATMENT OF LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS

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• 1) other diseases that can alter clinical evaluation detected through history, clinical examination, ultrasound or other exams for comorbidities such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical radiculopathy, elbow arthritis, intraarticular loose bodies, previous elbow surgery or clinically significant or recent trauma, fibromyalgia and major psychiatric conditions; 2) VAS score for pain less than 40mm; 3) any of the following treatments during the previous 4 weeks before baseline visit: physical therapy, bandage, mesotherapy and local corticosteroid injection or a combination of these; 4) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) taken during the week previous to inclusion; 5) pregnancy; 6) allergy to any of the study drugs; 7) severely immunosuppressed patients; 8) known coagulopathies.