objectives: knee osteoarthritis (oa) is a leading cause of disability in older adults. in current study, the effects of three types of orthoses on pain reduction were evaluated in oa patients in iran. methods & materials: in this prospective clinical trial, thirty six patients consisting of 11 men and 25 women with age (mean±sd) of 54.56±2.82 years and diagnosis of mild to moderate knee oa incl...

purpose: over the past 20 years, the center of pressure (cop) has been commonly used as an index of postural stability in standing. while many studies investigated cop excursions in patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy individuals, no comprehensive analysis of the differences in their postural sway pattern exists. the present study aimed to review the previously published studies conce...

knee osteoarthritis can have negative effects on the physical and mental conditions, social and family relations, general health and positive feelings of elders. for example, severe limitation of motion and increased depression, which are results of this disease, can have negative impacts on elders. the purpose of this study was to compare the levels of depression in healthy active and inactive...

the association of obesity and other metabolic conditions with osteoarthritis is under debate; however, a strong link between metabolic disturbances is suggested to contribute to increased incidences and progression of osteoarthritis. we examined the association of metabolic syndrome and its components with the incidence of knee osteoarthritis in iranian population. a community-based study was ...

introduction: knee joint osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal problems in adult population, which cause pain and functional limitations. involvement of medial compartment is almost 10 times more common than lateral compartment, which results in varus deformity among patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis of knee joint. main objectives in the treatment of knee joi...

background: osteoarthritis is a disabling musculoskeletal disease with no definite treatment. this study compared the effect of platelet-rich plasma (prp) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) plus exercise in the treatment of patients with knee joint osteoarthritis.   methods : 54 eligible patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated into two groups. (irct20121106...

background osteoarthritis (oa) is a multifactorial, disabling and degenerative disease that worsens with age and affects patient’s health-related quality of life (hrqol). objectives the current study aimed to assess if age and comorbidities have an influence on knee oa and knee replacement outcome before and after the surgery. methods a quasi-experimental intervention study was conducted on a s...

introduction: knee osteoarthritis (ko) is the most common joint disease for which there is no optimal treatment. monochromatic infrared photo energy (mipe) is a relatively new light modality used to reduce pain and increase circulation. low level laser therapy (lllt) is another light modality used to reduce pain in ko. methods: the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the mipe and ll...

the clinical use of prp therapy in the practical setting of orthopaedic fields is increasing partly because of the accessibility of devices that are used in outpatient preparation and delivery. another reason is the strong advertisement of prp procedures as the ultimate treatment and novel technology for knee problems by a few orthopaedic surgeons based on claims of abundant scientific evidence...