Knee Osteoarthrosis. Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: NSAID therapy with analgesic dose and kinsiologic medial patellar taping. Intervention 2: Medial kinsiologic patellar tapping without NSAID therapy. Intervention 3: NSAID therapy wit
Treatment - Other
NSAID therapy with analgesic dose and kinsiologic medial patellar taping
Medial kinsiologic patellar tapping without NSAID therapy
NSAID therapy with analgesic dose with sham taping
Sponsors
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age above 50 years old; knee pain in most days of the previous month; osteophites in x-ray; pain in standing from sitting or up stair. Exclusion criteria: physiotherapy and knee surgery in previous 12 months; lower limb arthroplasty; interarticular injection in previous 6 months; systemic arthritis; skin disorders or week skin; previous side effect of patellar tapping; BMI more than 36 because of problem in technique.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before and with one week interval and after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Hayati
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed