Knee Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Swedish massage intervention group participates in two face-to-face educational sessions with one of their family members, and the massage protocol is taught by the
Sponsors
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 60 to 70 years People who are mentally alert and able to answer the questions of the questionnaires Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee according to the diagnosis of a rheumatologist, the presence of pain along with at least 3 of the 6 clinical criteria of the American Rheumatology Association and suffering from this disease for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 5 years Having pain for more than three months (chronic pain) Have a basic score of 40-70 (out of 100) for knee pain on the VAS scale. Absence of local skin infections or open skin in massage areas No history of other autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and chronic neuropathic diseases such as diabetes No intra-articular injection during the last three months No history of knee surgery and severe injury to the knee
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having health problems that affect Swedish massage and exercises, such as heart and brain disorders chronic use of knee braces, crutches, and walkers having a regular exercise program in the previous 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: All participants will complete the visual analog scale before the intervention and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Range of motion. Timepoint: The range of motion of all participants will be measured by a goniometer before the intervention and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: goniometer.;Daily life function. Timepoint: All participants will complete the sub-scale of daily life function from Knee Injuries and Osteoarthritis Outcome Questionnaire (KOOS) before the intervention and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: sub-scale of daily life function knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Ali Ravari
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed