Naslov
The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields on physical function measured by WOMAC osteoarthritis index in patients with knee osteoarthritis - a pilot study

Autori
Nemčić, Tomislav ; Grazio, Simeon ; Grubišić, Frane ; Matijević, Valentina ; Skala, Hana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage / Lohmander, Stefan - London : Delhi : Elsevier, 2009, 281-281

Skup
2009 World Congress on Osteoarthritis

Mjesto i datum
Montréal, Kanada, 10.09.2009. - 13.09.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
pulsed electromagnetic fields ; knee osteoarthritis ; WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index

Sažetak
The aim of our study was to asses the effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) on physical function measured by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) through a single-blind placebo controlled clinical study. Fifty-six consecutive patients, aged 60.62±8.81 years, presenting to Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and rehabilitation, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital in Zagreb (Croatia) were included in this study. The patients were randomly assigned into two groups: therapeutic group in which PEMF was administered (intensity 6 mT ; frequency 12 Hz) and placebo group where the machine was turned off. Each patient received a total of 20 treatments that were administered for 30 minutes on 5 week days (with a weekend break). In addition, all patients were performing isometric exercises for quadriceps muscle strengthening, on daily basis. In our sample of patients with knee OA, PEMFs showed no effect on improvement in activities of daily living, pain and stiffness measured by WOMAC OA Index. The study was limited by its small sample size. Further studies with a larger number of patients are needed to determine the possible clinical effect of PEMFs in patients with OA.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

POVEZANOST RADA