Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Musculoskeletal Diseases Knee osteoarthritis Orthopaedics
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Faculty of Physical Therapy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Moderate knee OA (Grade 3 according to Kellgren & Lawrence) from both sexes. Age between 38 to 50 years. BMI below 30 kg/m2. Any of the criteria of the American college of rheumatology which include: 1.Knee pain and crepitus with active motion and morning stiffness less than 30 min and age more than 38 years. 2.Knee pain and crepitus with active motion and morning stiffness more than 30 min and bony enlargement. 3.Knee pain and no crepitus and bony enlargement.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients have any systemic illness, dermatological problems, skin allergy, local ischemic problems, atrophic or scarred skin or bleeding. The patients have received any physiotherapy program or intra-articular injection or acupuncture treatment in the preceding year. The patients have symptoms and signs of acute knee synovitis, psychiatric disorders, having hearing aids or pacemaker, inability to understand instructions or give consent. The patients are taking any medications known to affect pain level. The patients have any neurological disorders or have active neoplasm or any hemorrhagic condition affecting the lower limbs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee extension;Hamstring flexibility;Functional performance | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stability index | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAmal Ibrahim
Outcome results
None listed