None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis on blood pressure of hypertensives and normotensives.
Interventions
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee also diagnosed as hypertensives had their blood pressure assessed each 20 minutes while they were exposed to a 60 minutes physiotherapy session and during 60 minutes of resting. The physiotherapy session was conducted on one occasion only for the purposes of this trial. It was divided in three stages of 20 minutes: a) analgesia - provided by cryotherapy and knee passive mobilization. b) Proprioception and strengthening - proprioceptive exercises were appr
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee also diagnosed as hypertensives had their blood pressure assessed each 20 minutes while they were exposed to a 60 minutes physiotherapy session and during 60 minutes of resting. The physiotherapy session was conducted on one occasion only for the purposes of this trial. It was divided in three stages of 20 minutes: a) analgesia - provided by cryotherapy and knee passive mobilization. b) Proprioception and strengthening - proprioceptive exercises were appropriated for the initial phase of treatment, followed by isometric exercises to strengthen the muscles of the hip and knee. c) Stretching -passive stretching of ischio-tibial, hip abductors and adductors, triceps suraed and quadriceps was performed.
Sponsors
Jose Luiz Tatagiba Lamas
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 81 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Esperimental group: patients with osteoarthritis whose Lequesne Index was below 14, with a medical diagnosis of arterial hypertension and under drug treatment. Control group: patients without osteoarthritis and with blood pressure less than 120/80.
Exclusion criteria
Diseases (other than knee osteoarthritis) or surgical procedures that could affect lower limbs. Use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs during the preceding 24 hours.
Outcome results
None listed