Osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Primary arthrosis of other joints
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The standard treatment that applied to the each of two groups was 1-A 1 MHz continous mode Ultrasound with applicator cross section of 0/8 cm2 in medial and lateral aspect of joint lin
Rehabilitation
The standard treatment that applied to the each of two groups was 1-A 1 MHz continous mode Ultrasound with applicator cross section of 0/8 cm2 in medial and lateral aspect of joint line, duration of 5
The standard treatment that applied for the control group was 1-A 1 MHz continous mode Ultrasound with applicator cross section of 0/8 cm2 in medial and lateral aspect of joint line, duration of 5 mi
Sponsors
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Presence of Idiopathic unilateral knee OA, age 45-75 years, ability of walking, having local pain in the knee region that was greater than 5 with regard to VAS and greater than 48 with regard to the WOMAC scale, Exclusion criteria: having other disorders of knee, affecting hip and ankle joints, lumbar spine pathology, presence of intra-articular effusion, past history of physical therapy or injection into the joint space since 6 months ago, presence of any infection, active bleeding, past history of knee joint surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain at rest. Timepoint: before first session and after tenth session. Method of measurement: on basis of VAS.;Duration of morning stiffness. Timepoint: in the onset of first session and after the final session. Method of measurement: recording of the duration via the patients at minute and quastion of their.;Active Kee flexion Range of Motion. Timepoint: onset of first session and after the tenth session. Method of measurement: via the goniometer by therapist.;Quality of life. Timepoint: onset of first session and after the tenth session. Method of measurement: via questioning of patients on the basis of WOMAC index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRasool Bagheri
Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran
Outcome results
None listed