Effects of activity modification on the patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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2007 Aug; 33(2): 55-9
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-197
ABSTRACT
A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted on 162 patients of osteoarthritis of knee were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups- Group A and Group B. The Group A was treated with shortwave diathermy, exercise, naproxen and activity modification and the Group B was treated with shortwave diathermy, exercise and naproxen. Improvement was found more in Group A than Group B after 4th week (95% CI was -2.59 to 6.56). Then it was found that the improvement was gradually increased in Group A than Group B and finally, it was found that there was highly significant improvement in Group A than Group B after 6th week (95% CI was -3.45 to -0.70). This study suggests that activity modification play an important role for the treatment of the patients with osteoarthritis of knee.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Posture
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Self-Help Devices
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Short-Wave Therapy
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Activities of Daily Living
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Naproxen
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Prospective Studies
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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