knee osteoarthritis. Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Massage in intervention group. Intervention 2: Spray with stretch in intervention group. Intervention 3: routine physiotherapy in Intervention group. Intervention 4: routine physiother
Rehabilitation
Massage in intervention group
Spray with stretch in intervention group
routine physiotherapy in Intervention group
routine physiotherapy in control group
Sponsors
Tabriz university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1-Bilateral osteoarthritis. 2-Age between 20 -60 years. 3-Having American college of rheumatologic criteria. for osteoarthritis. 4-Having the criteria of myofascial pain and dysfunction syndrome. Exclusion criteria: 1-Patients with other rheumatologic disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematous. 2-History of surgery of lower limbs joints. 3-History of fracture in lower limbs. 4-Severe disability, such as inability of walking with cane. 5-Contraindications for cold physical modalities, such as arterial insufficiency, raynaud phenomenon, …. 6-Intraarticular injection within 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducing of pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale (VAS), Western and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) and Timed up and Go (TUG).;Improved function. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS, WOMAK, and TUG Test.;ROM. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Myofascial pain and dysfunction syndrome. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: clinical examination. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammad Rahbar
Tabriz university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed