Effects Of 10 Minutes Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) On Osteoarthritis (OA) Knee; Compared To 20 Minutes Short Wave Diathermy (SWD)
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 6
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease, occurring primarily in older individuals, characterized by erosion of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of bone at the margins, subchondral sclerosis, and a range of biochemical and morphologic alterations of the synovial membrane and joint capsule.life expectancy of the population and increasing obesity throughout much of the world are major cause of OA. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial disease caused inflammation and joint degeneration that results in the progressive loss of cartilage and usually is accompanied by subchondral bone sclerosis. Many varites from of treatment are used to management and treatment of OA now a days. Many drug ,hydrotherapy, footwear and walking aids, other rehabilitation measures, physical therapy (SWD, UST, TENS, exercises, etc are used to treat OA. In this study author evaluate the effectiveness and usefulness of SWD for OA patients. Group A (experimental) ,Group B (control). After experiment where patients in group A, right knee was involved in 35 (74.5%) and left in 12 (25.5%) and in group B, right knee was involved in 37 (78.7%) and left knee in 10 (21.3%) ,Mean (±SD) pain score of group A and group B patients where week 6 result was significant ;58.89±26.49 and 31.43±17.40 (significant at P<0.001) andphysical function score of patient in Group A and Group B where in week 6 both Group A and Group B mean physical function was quiet improved. After result and analysis the significant improvement was found in the group of patients who received 20 minutes SWD plus NSAIDs. So , it is almost clear that , 20 minutes SWD is more effective then 10 minutes of SWD.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Abdus Salam, Dr. Moniruzzaman Khan, Dr. Moyeenuzzaman, Dr. Dalia Khanam
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