Musculoskeletal Diseases Orthopaedics
Conditions
Interventions
extracorporeal shock wave therapy
High Intensity Laser Therapy
Sponsors
Cleopatra Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients diagnosed with knee OA based on the clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology and those who had tenderness in the medial tibial plateau.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: history of neurologic diseases and those with external injuries, surgeries, cancer, and malignant tumors affecting the knees. Also, patients who have received intraarticular injection on the affected knee within the past 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analogue scale (VAS). Pain intensity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Distance walked in 6 minutes ;Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis for functional disability. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactNesma Helmy
Lecturer basic science department Faculty of physical therapy Beni suef university Faculty of physical therapy Delta University for Science and Technology
Outcome results
None listed