Efficacy of ultrasound in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

Yang, Pengfei; Li, Dong; Zhang, Shi-mo; Tang, Jin; Huang, Liangku; Liu, Wei; Xu, Xi-dong; Chen, Shirong

doi:10.1111/j.1757-7861.2011.00144.x

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“…This relatively new treatment modality has been shown to promote the repair of full-thickness tears in articular cartilage. Specifically, it has been found that the pressure waves induce stromal cell and chondrocyte proliferation in addition to mesenchymal stem cell differentiation at the lesion site 7 , 8 , 9 ) . However, the therapeutic effects of US are more pronounced in the joint spaces, such as the knee joints, because synovial fluid has high water content 10 ) .…”

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Comparison of therapeutic duration of therapeutic ultrasound in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Yıldırıım¹,

Uçar

Öneş³

2015

J Phys Ther Sci

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[Purpose] The aim of study was to compare different durations of ultrasound in patients with knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects and Methods] One hundred patients diagnosed with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA) were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into two groups. The first group (G1) received 4 minutes of ultrasound. The second group (G2) received the exact same treatment, but the duration of ultrasound was longer at 8 minutes. Patients in both groups underwent a total of 10 ultrasound over 2 weeks. Following treatment, all patients provided self-evaluations of pain via the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), overall physical function with WOMAC, disability via the Lequesne index (Leq), and depressive symptoms with the Beck Depression Index (BDI). [Results] There were no significant differences in VAS, WOMAC Leq, and BDI values between groups 1 and 2. After treatment, VAS, WOMAC, Leq, and BDI values improved for both treatment groups. However, following treatment, G2 had significantly greater values for WOMAC functional and total scores than G1. No statistically significant differences were observed for VAS scores while inactive, WOMAC pain and stiffness scores, and BDI values after treatment between both groups. VAS pain scores while active and Leq index values were significantly lower in G1 than G2. [Conclusion] Patients in both groups demonstrated improved functionality, pain and psychological status following a consistent, 2-week regimen of 4-minute or 8-minute treatments with ultrasound. Yet, patients that experienced longer treatment durations of 8 minutes demonstrated better outcomes in pain and the ability to carry out activities of daily living.

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confidence: 99%

Comparison of therapeutic duration of therapeutic ultrasound in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Yıldırıım¹,

Uçar

Öneş³

2015

J Phys Ther Sci

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“…7 Recently, pulsed US applied using a low intensity (<1 W/cm 2 ) and low frequency (<1 MHZ) had positive effect on patients with Knee OA, including alleviating joint pain, relieving swelling, increasing joint mobility and reducing inflammation. 8 Ozgonelel et al conducted a randomized double blind, placebo controlled study the effects of therapeutic pulsed ultrasound treatment and placebo treatment results showed a statistically significant improvement in pain, difference in recovery in the pulsed ultrasound group in terms of VAS score. 9 In our study, found that a significant improvement in reduce effusion volume, pain reduction, swelling, active range of motion in (group I) compared with patients in the control (group II).…”

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Effects of low intensity pulsed ultrasound to reduce the effusion volumes and pain with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Raju¹,

Chokkarapu²,

Harshavardhan³

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Int J Res Orthop

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Background: The study aim was to determine the effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy to reduce the effusion volumes and pain in patients with Knee OA.Methods: This study design was randomized controlled trial. Total 50 patients diagnosed with Knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to two groups. Group I was using treatment of low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy and group II was administered TENS with home exercise respectively. Treatments were 6 days per week and duration of 2 week. The amount of effusion volume will be measured via ultrasonograpy in knee.Results: The maximum number of cases are lying in age group >60 years which is 28% and 40% in cases and control group respectively and age distribution in both the group is statistically not significant. The mean age of patients in cases and control group is 57.08±7.40 years and 58.04±9.93 years respectively.Conclusions: Low intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy significantly reduced the effusion volumes and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

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“…Yang ve ark. 87 hasta ile yaptıkları çalışmada, US tedavisinin anlamlı şekilde eklem semptomlarını azalttığını, eklem effüzyonunu azalttığını, eklem mobilitesini arttırdığını ve diz inflamasyonunu azalttığını göstermişlerdir (21). Aynı şekilde, Özgönönel ve ark.…”

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Gonartroz Tedavisinde Kısa Dalga Diatermi ve Ultrason Tedavi Etkinliğinin Karşılaştırılması

Sarifakioğlu¹,

Güzelant²,

E³

2014

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SummaryObjective: To compare the efficacy of ultrasound (US) and short wave diathermy (SWD) in the gonarthrosis patients. Materials and Methods: Patients who had been diagnosed gonarthrosis according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria were included into the study. Patients who have undergone knee surgery, had trauma, had knee injection into the knee in the last six months, and had received physical therapy (PT) in the past year were excluded from the study. Patients were divided into two groups (US group and SWD group). HP (20 min), US (1.5 w/cm 2 , continuous), TENS (20 min), exercise were administered to the first group. HP (20 min), SWD (15 min), TENS (20 min), exercise were implemented to the second group. PT was administered for five days a week, for 15 sessions in total. Visual analog scale (VAS) and Western Ontario and MacMaster osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) were used to assess function and pain before and after PT. Results: 132 patients were included into the study, 63 patients (47.7%) were in SWD group, and 69 patients (52.3%) were in US group. There were no statistically difference between the VAS, WOMAC values of the groups before and after PT. In both groups, VAS, WOMAC were scores statistically significantly decreased with treatment (all p<0.001). Conclusion: This study showed that both these PT modalities are effective in treating the gonarthrosis, but not superior to each other. (Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis 2014;20: 16-20

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Efficacy of ultrasound in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

Abstract: Ultrasound treatment significantly alleviates joint symptoms, relieving joint swelling, increasing joint mobility and reducing inflammation, in osteoarthritis patients.

Cited by 40 publications

References 19 publications

Comparison of therapeutic duration of therapeutic ultrasound in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Comparison of therapeutic duration of therapeutic ultrasound in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Effects of low intensity pulsed ultrasound to reduce the effusion volumes and pain with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Gonartroz Tedavisinde Kısa Dalga Diatermi ve Ultrason Tedavi Etkinliğinin Karşılaştırılması

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