In:
International journal of health sciences, Universidad Tecnica de Manabi, ( 2021-01-20), p. 782-791
Abstract:
Background: Different exercises are used in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). However, there are a few researches that study the effects of exercises and physical therapy (PT) modality including electrotherapy in the treatment of female patients with knee OA. Objectives: To know the effects of exercises and physical therapy modality in the treatment of patients with knee OA. Methods: A comparative study was conducted on sixty female subjects with acute stage of primary OA, aged 40-80 years old, who were randomly assigned into two groups; exercises group A (n=30) received isometric, proprioception, balance, and closed kinetic chain exercises, and PT group B (n=30) received infrared radiation, TENS and continuous US. The 2 groups were treated by 3 supervised sessions weekly for 8 weeks and a daily home exercise program for exercise group only. Outcomes measures: included; knee pain during motion evaluated with VAS, physical function measured with 30-s chair stand test, and quality of life (QoL) evaluated through Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). All variables were evaluated at pretreatment and after the intervention.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2550-696X
,
2550-6978
DOI:
10.53730/ijhs.v5nS1.2021
DOI:
10.53730/ijhs.v5nS1.14357
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Universidad Tecnica de Manabi
Publication Date:
2021
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