The comparison of the effects of electrical stimulation and exercise in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

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dc.authorscopusid24721790000
dc.authorscopusid23396967300
dc.authorscopusid59060266000
dc.authorscopusid24722145600
dc.authorscopusid13411095400
dc.contributor.authorKocaman, Ömer
dc.contributor.authorKoyuncu, Halil
dc.contributor.authorDinç, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorToros, Halime
dc.contributor.authorKaramehmeto?lu, Şafak S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T19:44:01Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T19:44:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Pain is the the main symptom of knee osteoarthritis. Pain causes immobilisation, limitation in the range of motion (ROM) and peri-articular muscle spasm through reflex inhibition. Consequently, patients develop weakness and atrophy in the quadriceps muscle. In this study, the effect of isometric exercises and electrical stimulation was compared on patients with knee osteoarthritis. Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight patients were separated into two groups randomly. In the first group; the combination of paracetamol + infrared + electrical stimulation (20 times, once a day) treatment was applied. In the second group; the combination of paracetamol + infrared + active resistive isometric exercises (20 times, once a day) treatment was applied. The evaluations performed include pre and post-treatment pain, active ROM, thigh circumference measurements, activity time and WOMAC and Lequesne indices. Cross-sections of rectus femoris muscle were measured quantitatively by computerized tomography before and after the treatment. Clinical and radiological findings were evaluated for both groups. Results: Statistically a significant improvement was observed in all of the parameters for both of the groups (p<0.05). The improvement in ROM was found larger in the exercise group in comparative group analysis (p<0.05). The diameter of the rectus femoris muscle increased in both of the groups (p<0.05). The increase in the diameter of the rectus femoris was higher in the electrical stimulation group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The treatment of electrical stimulation was found to be as efficient as the exercise treatment in cases such as knee osteoarthritis, quadriceps muscle weakness and atrophy prevention. Electrical stimulation treatment could be used alone or in combination with exercise treatment in clinical setting. And, isometric exercises could be undertaken as a home program.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage58en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-0234
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-50049097527en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage54en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid82306en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/82306
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/12610
dc.identifier.volume54en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.subjectElectrical stimulationen_US
dc.subjectExerciseen_US
dc.subjectKnee osteoarthritisen_US
dc.titleThe comparison of the effects of electrical stimulation and exercise in the treatment of knee osteoarthritisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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