Knee osteoarthritis. Primary gonarthrosis, bilateral
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Patients treated for 4 weeks and 3 sessions per week by 20 minute electrical stimulation, educational leaflet, 5 minute continuous ultrasound therapy, hot pack a
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 76 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: having mild to moderate chronic osteoarthritis of unilaterally or bilaterally tibiofemoral joint according to the method of Kellgren and Lawrance 45-76 years old a history of symptoms more than a month being able to walk without assistant devices having the recent anterior and lateral x-ray image of knee
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Reporting other diseases such as: diabetes, diseases of musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and uncontrolled diseases of cardiovascular, respiratory and uncontrolled hypertension the use of injections or other invasive treatments (such as surgery) in the lower extremities during the last three months having an artificial hip or knee joints taking painkiller history of trauma to knee joint during last week performing regular professional exercise extreme physical weakness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee joint loading. Timepoint: pre and post treatment and 1 month after treatment. Method of measurement: assesment of knee aduction moment by 3D motion analysis and force plate. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional activity. Timepoint: pre and post intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: using of 2 minute walking test.;Pain. Timepoint: study pre and post intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: using of visual analogue scale and the short WOMAC scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Zahednejad
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed