Knee arthrosis. Knee osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 40 subjects with knee osteoarthritis will receive a single application of the elastic bandage indicated for three purposes: to drain swelling on knee, to relax quadríceps, and to i
Other
E07.101.036
Sponsors
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers of both gender, age over 60 years, presence of pain in knee (4/10 in visual analogue scale); joint stiffness of the knee at least six months for activities in the standing position; presence of joint pain during passive motion; intermittent swelling; radiographic joint degeneration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of systemic rheumatic disease; previous surgery of the lower limbs; some other condition that would limit or disable the implementation of proposed activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Strength improvement measured by an isokinetic dynamometer. The measure will be collected in two series of three concentric contractions for knee extension and flexion with angular velocity of 60°/s. There will be an interval of five minutes between the series. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of edema assessed by volumetry with verification by a precision scale of difference before-after escaping fluid after dipping limb of the patient in the water container Reduction of knee perimetry evaluated by a tape measure. Improvement of quality of life measured by the WOMAC questionnaire. Improvement of functionality measured by Lysholm questionnaire. Reduction of pain perception in six points of knee measured by a pressure algometer. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGuilherme Nunes
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed