Effects of activity modification on the patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Authors

  • M. A. Shakoor
  • Md. Abu Taslim
  • Md. Shahadat Hossain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v33i2.1205

Keywords:

Knee, Osteoarthritis

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.    

Keywords: Knee; Osteoarthritis

DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v33i2.1205

Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2007; 33: 55-59

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
761
PDF
912

Downloads

How to Cite

Shakoor, M. A., Taslim, M. A., & Hossain, M. S. (2008). Effects of activity modification on the patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 33(2), 55–59. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v33i2.1205

Issue

Section

Research Papers