Influence of Using Physical Therapy Resources for Knee Osteoarthritis (osteoarthritis)
Osteoarthritis, Physical Therapy Modalities
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Osteoarthritis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- knee pain to at least six months and minimum of 4 points in pain scale
- Diagnosed with osteoarthritis in unilateral knee according to the criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology and confirmed by radiographic examination for identification Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3 (Kellgren & Lawrence, 1957).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any type of physical therapy
- therapy with intra-articular corticosteroids or therapeutic chondroprotective drugs last year, before the start of the study.
- history of trauma on his knees, cognitive disorder or psychological disorder,
- neurological (sensory or motor)
- cancer
- diabetes,
- or any state of adverse acute health osteoarthritis signs of hip
- cardiopulmonary disease that prevents the conducting exercises
- require auxiliary device for performing gait.
- Yet who undertake physical activity in the last two months. Physical activity is defined as strength training and / or more than 20 minutes of aerobic activity twice a week.
Sites / Locations
- University of Nove de Julho
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
exercise group
exercise group + Ultrasound therapy
exercise group + interferential current
exercise group + short-wave diathermy
exercise group + Low level laser therapy
An exercise protocol drawn up with the objective will be held to strengthen the musculature: flexor and extensor of the knee; extension, abduction, hip side rotator, using the weight and the elastic band.
Apart from intervening in the exercise group, an ultrasound device is used .
Besides the intervention of the exercise group after the exercises will be applied to interferential current through the device. Will be positioned 4 electrodes (8x5 cm), two upper and two lower (forming a square) around the center of the knee.
Besides the intervention of the exercise group after the exercises will be applied diathermies short wave in continuous mode. For that will be used apparatus, 27.12 megahertz, by means of vulcanized rubber electrodes (12x17 cm) with gentle warming for 30 minutes.
Apart from intervening in the exercise group, will be applied to Low level laser therapy, through the laser unit, Class 3b, gallium-aluminum-arsenide, continuous mode, wavelength: 830 nanometer, power: 30 watts.