Mesotherapy Versus Systemic Therapy in Treating Neck Pain Related to Herniated Disc

"The mesotherapy was performed by an experienced and trained physician using a disposable 4 mm and 6 mm long, 30 Gauge needles. Initially, a pharmacological mixture of 1 cc (2 mg) thiocolchicoside, 1 cc (16.2 mg) lidocaine and 1 cc (5 mg) tenoxicam was prepared for each treatment session, and 0.1-0.2 cc of this mixture was applied to each injection point with a depth of 1-3 mm using point by point intradermal method without causing papules.~In the systemic therapy group, we applied a 50 mg dexketoprofen (Revafen, Haver Pharma Pharmaceutical Co., Turkey) in 100 cc isotonic solution intravenously for 5 minutes."