Knee Osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Cupping therapy will be performed four times. Each cupping therapy session time will be about 10-15 minutes.The intervention time will be sixteen days, and every fo
Sponsors
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Satisfaction and willingness of the patient to participate in the study Age range 40 to 60 years Knee osteoarthritis based on a diagnosis of rheumatologist (based on the description, clinical symptoms, physical examination, radiological criteria and the kellgren-lawrence grading system) At least three months have passed from the disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of mental illness, vascular disease, coagulation problems, severe deformity and bone building disorder. History of knee replacement, intra articular injection, knee joint surgery, previous fracture inside the articular according to the patient's own report. Knee physiotherapy treatment over last six months. Severe pain experience in the last months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Visual Analogue Scale.;Knee stiffness. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index.;Disability. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmir Poorgheysar
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed