Knee Osteoarthritis. Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Physiotherapy including Hot pack, conventional TENS and recomended instruction 5 days a week for 15 sessions. Intervention 2: Physiotherapy including Hot pack, conventional TENS and re
Physiotherapy including Hot pack, conventional TENS and recomended instruction 5 days a week for 15 sessions
Physiotherapy including Hot pack, conventional TENS and recomended instruction 5 days a week for 15 sessions in addition to Local 50 Hz Vibration for 1 minute on the quadriceps 5 days in a week for 15
Sponsors
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 76 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: mild to moderate unilateral or bilateral chronic tibiofemoral osteoarthritis, ability to walk with or without stick Exclusion criteria: other conditions such as Diabetic, Musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, pulmonary disorders, Joint injection or other invasive interventions on knee during 3 months prior to study, hip or knee arthroplasty, consumption of any medicine, trauma to knee in last week, severe weakness
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Isokinetic muscle torque of Quadriceps and Hamstrings muscles during concentric contraction (Extension/Flexion) at angular velocity of 30°, 60° and 90° per second in each right and left leg. Timepoint: Before and After 15 Session theraputic intervention and 4 week after the last intervention. Method of measurement: Using Muscles Torque meter. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Dynamic and static balance indices in anterior-posterior, Medial-lateral directions and overall balance index 2) Western Ontario and McMaster universities osteoarthritis index. Timepoint: Before and After 15 Session theraputic intervention and 4 week after the last intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmir Hoshang Bakhtiary
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed