Knee osteoarthritis. Primary generalized (osteo)arthrosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: intervention group: hot pack for 20 minutes
TENS for 20 minutes with 100 Hz of frequency and 100 ms duration
Phonophoresis of Zingiber Officinale with 4% concentration, 5 days per weak, 10 days and 7 minutes of application. Intervention 2: Control group: Hot pack for 20 minutes
TENS for 20 minutes with 100 Hz frequency and 100 ms duration
ultrasound in continuous mode for 7 minutes, 5 days a weak for 10 days.
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
intervention group: hot pack for 20 minutes
Phonophoresis of Zingiber Officinale with 4% concentration, 5 days per weak, 10 days and 7 minutes of application
Control group: Hot pack for 20 minutes
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor of Research
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: Knee osteoarthritis confirmed with a specialist according to Kelegren-Lawrens method; age beyond 50 years old -Exclusion criteria: Arthroscopy during the last year; Fever over 38 degrees centigrade; Hyulorunate injection during previous 6 months; anticoagulants like aspirin; coagulation and blood diseases like hemophilia; deformities;Lower limb surgery during previous 6 months; systematic disorders as diabtes mellitus; inflammatory arthropaties; soft tissue rheumatism; Inflammatory conditions;Skin sensation disorders; Skin ulcers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee performance. Timepoint: before, after the intervention. Method of measurement: Persian version of KOOS questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: VAS scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmin Kordi Yoosefinejad
School of rehabilitation of Shiraz university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed