Use the Back button in your browser to see the other results of your search or to select another record.

Detailed Search Results

Diz osteoartritinde konsantrik, kombine konsantrik-eksantrik ve izometrik egzersizlerin semptomlar ve fonksiyonel kapasite uzerine etkinliginin karsilastirilmasi (Comparison of the effectiveness of concentric, combined concentric-eccentric and isometric exercises on symptoms and functional capacity in patients with knee osteoarthritis) [Turkish]
Salli A, Ugurlu H, Emlik D
Turkiye Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation] 2006;52(2):61-67
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of concentric, combined concentric-eccentric and isometric exercise programs on pain, functional capacity and muscle strength of patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty patients selected randomly from the patients that apply with knee pain and take the diagnosis of bilateral knee osteoarthritis. The patients randomly assigned into four groups. The patients in the first group performed concentric isokinetic, the second group performed combined concentric-eccentric isokinetic and the patients in the third group performed isometric exercise, 3 days a week for 8 weeks. And the fourth group was the non-treatment, control group. We performed to all patients visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest and activity, Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Short Form 36 (SF 36) and maximal muscle strength of knee extensor and flexor muscle groups, measurements at the beginning and after at 4th, 8th and 20th weeks. RESULTS: All training groups showed marked decreases in pain scores and increases in functional capacity and muscle strength. We didn't find significant loss in these parameters after a 12-week non-treatment period (p < 0.00 to p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: These findings emphasized the role of exercises and the isokinetic technology in OA.

Full text (sometimes free) may be available at these link(s):      help