Therapeutic Effect of Using Injectable Hypertonic Saline 5% Versus Injectable Dextrose 20% on Pain in Painful Cases of Disc Displacement with Reduction

Hypertonic saline acts as an analgesic by alleviating nociceptive pain from inflamed tissues, which may include bone, connective tissue , synovium , or a combination of these Hypertonic saline results in safe and remarkable outcomes on knee pain, stiffness and function compared with intra-articular dextrose injection

A recent study showed the sensorineural analgesic effect of 5% dextrose prolotherapy in the treatment of chronic low back pain ,Therefore, the mechanism of action for dextrose prolotherapy is hypothesized to work through reducing peripheral sensitization and targeting structural dysfunction