The influence of ultrasound, galvanic currents and shortwave diathermy on pain intensity in patients with osteoarthritis

Švarcová, Jaroslava; Trnavskỳ, K; Zvárová, Jana

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“…The positive finding of SW diathermy is consistent with the results of previous studies that examined the therapeutic effects of SW diathermy. 11,13,15 This improvement in symptoms may be due to increased circulation around the knee joint and reduced retention of synovial fluid, which became more evident after a series of SW diathermy treatments. The results of this study represent direct evidence of the effect of SW diathermy on synovial sac thickness.…”

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“…Shortwave diathermy is a nonpharmacologic management approach 11,12 that involves the application of deep heat, and this treatment has been reported to have a measurable effect for patients with knee osteoarthritis. [13][14][15] The effects of SW diathermy in increasing tissue temperature and circulation and reducing pain in patients with degenerative osteoarthritis have been well documented. [11][12][13][14][15] However, few studies have investigated its effect on reducing synovial sac thickness or its ability to change the inflammatory process.…”

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“…[13][14][15] The effects of SW diathermy in increasing tissue temperature and circulation and reducing pain in patients with degenerative osteoarthritis have been well documented. [11][12][13][14][15] However, few studies have investigated its effect on reducing synovial sac thickness or its ability to change the inflammatory process.…”

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Effects of Repetitive Shortwave Diathermy for Reducing Synovitis in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Ultrasonographic Study

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Background and Purpose. Shortwave (SW) diathermy can be used to improve vascular circulation and reduce inflammation and pain for patients with osteoarthritis. However, reduction in synovial inflammation has never been explored. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether repetitive SW diathermy, using ultrasonographic examination, could reduce synovitis in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Subjects and Methods. Thirty subjects with 44 osteoarthritic knees participated in this study. Eleven subjects received SW, and 10 subjects received SW and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Nine subjects received no treatment and served as a control group. Synovial sac thickness superior, medial, and lateral to the patella was measured using ultrasonography. The sum of these 3 measurements was taken as the total synovial sac thickness. Subjects in the treatment groups underwent ultrasonographic examination before and after 10, 20, and 30 treatments, whereas control subjects underwent ultrasonographic examination before the experiment and then once every 2 or 3 weeks for a total of 3 follow-up measurements. Results. After 10 SW diathermy treatments, the total synovial sac thickness in both treatment groups was significantly less than the initial thickness, and the synovial sac continued to become significantly thinner with 20 sessions of treatment. These observations were not made in the control subjects. Discussion and Conclusion. The results indicate that SW diathermy in patients with knee osteoarthritis can significantly reduce both synovial thickness and knee pain. Such reductions of synovial sac thickness and pain index continue over treatment sessions. [Jan MH, Chai HM, Wang CL, et al. Effects of repetitive shortwave diathermy for reducing synovitis in patients with knee osteoarthritis: an ultrasonographic study. Phys Ther. 2006;86:236 -244.]

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Effects of Repetitive Shortwave Diathermy for Reducing Synovitis in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Ultrasonographic Study

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“…Most of its community impact is due to disease of hip and knee arthritis. A wide variety of treatments are available for osteoarthritis of the knee including education, hydrotherapy, footwear and walking aids, other rehabilitation measures, physical therapy (SWD, UST, TENS, galvanic current, exercises etc), systemic drug therapy, intraarticular drug therapy and surgery [2][3][4][5][6] . Recently, it was found that isometric resistance training improves functional ability and reduces knee joint pain with patients of knee osteoarthritis 7 .…”

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Effects of isometric quadriceps muscle strengthening exercise on chronic osteoarthritis of the knee

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Rahman²,

Azad³

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Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull

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A total of 64 patients of osteoarthritis of the knee joints were studied to observe the effects of isometric quadriceps muscle strengthening exercise plus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on osteoarthritis of knee joints. Another 75 patients were treated with NSAIDs as control. They were assessed by visual analogue scale, OMAC scale and range of motion of the knee joints and followed-up weekly for six weeks. Improvement was found in both groups (p= 0.001) after treatment. In comparison, more improvement was found in the exercise group after four weeks (p= 009). Then improvement was gradually increased day by day and finally there was highly significant improvement (p=0.001). This study suggests that isometric quadriceps muscle strengthening exercise has its beneficial role to reduce symptoms in osteoarthritis knee.

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“…16 Muscle strength and endurance increase significantly for both quadriceps and hamstrings after rehabilitation. There were marked decrease in walking time and the difficulty and pain experienced during functional activity.…”

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Physical Management of Patient with Osteoarthritis of Knee

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Salek

Ahmed

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical Univ J

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The influence of ultrasound, galvanic currents and shortwave diathermy on pain intensity in patients with osteoarthritis

Cited by 37 publications

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Effects of Repetitive Shortwave Diathermy for Reducing Synovitis in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Ultrasonographic Study

Effects of Repetitive Shortwave Diathermy for Reducing Synovitis in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Ultrasonographic Study

Effects of isometric quadriceps muscle strengthening exercise on chronic osteoarthritis of the knee

Physical Management of Patient with Osteoarthritis of Knee

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