diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis can be confirmed based on clinical and/or radiological features. the potential of a progressive disease can be prevented or decreased by earlier recognition and correction of associated factors. obesity and alignment especially varus malalignment are recognized factors of a progressive disease. both nonpharmalogical as well as pharmacological modalities of treat...

background knee osteoarthritis (oa) is a common joint disease and several different physiotherapy protocols have been recommended to provide pain relief and improve disability in patients with knee oa. objectives in order to find the effectiveness of local vibration application on knee oa complications, a randomized controlled clinical trial was designed to assess the changes in muscle torque, ...

background:  new discoveries about the pathophysiology changed the concept that all forms of osteoarthritis are alike; this lead to the delineation of different phenotypes such as age, trauma or obese related forms. we aim to compare soluble mediator profiles in primary knee and posttraumatic wrist osteoarthritis. based on the general faster progression rate of wrist osteoarthritis, we hypothes...

conclusions this study presented some effects of the pomegranate peel extract in reducing pain and improving clinical signs and symptoms in women with knee oa and might be considered as a complementary medicine in treating oa. results there were no significant differences between the two groups in the mean of age, body mass index (bmi), disease duration and parity before intervention (p > 0.05)...

osteoarthritis (oa) a common disease of aged population and one of the leading causes of disability. incidence of knee oa is rising by increasing average age of general population. age, weight, trauma to joint due to repetiting movements in particular squatting and kneeling are common risk factors of knee oa. several factors including cytokines, leptin, and mechanical forces are pathogenic fact...

conclusions significant improvement was noted at womac scale (pain level; 5 points, stiffness level; 2 points, physical function loss; 15 points, and total womac 22 points). osteoarthritis level of the patient was improved to grade i at radiological evaluation after a year. our case is the report that presents radiological evidence in addition to clinical findings of improvement of osteoarthrit...

background : biomechanical factors are known to be important in knee osteoarthritis (oa) development and progression. this study was designed to determine changes of hamstrings muscle activation, knee adduction moment and ankle rotation angle in two knee osteoarthritis (mild and moderate) and a healthy control group.   methods: 16 females (10 with mild and 6 with moderate medial knee osteoarthr...

conclusions prolotherapy with dextrose and with prolozone result in the same pain relief or functional improvement in patients with mild to moderate koa. results in the two groups, the pain intensity and womac scores significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < 0.001). however, there was no significant difference between the two groups. background knee osteoarthritis (koa) is a comm...

background: knee osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disorder and a major cause of pain and disability. recent studies have suggested that bisphosphonates such as alendronate may have a role in the treatment of osteoarthritis. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the potential effect of alendronate on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis.  methods: thirty nine patients w...

Diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis can be confirmed based on clinical and/or radiological features. The potential of a progressive disease can be prevented or decreased by earlier recognition and correction of associated factors. Obesity and alignment especially varus malalignment are recognized factors of a progressive disease. Both nonpharmalogical as well as pharmacological modalities of treat...