Clinical Trial: Physiotherapy in Knee Osteoarthritis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Knee Osteoarthritis
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Comparative Effects of Different Physiotherapy Methods on Pain, Function and Quality of Life in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Brief Summary:
Osteoarthritis symptoms can be managed with non-drug treatments such as patient education, exercise or weight loss interventions. Cryotherapy is one of the effective method to reduce joint inflammation, pain and improve function. Another method is joint mobilization, which can also reduce pain and improve function. Based on this theory, it was hypothesized that cryotherapy will have better effect on pain and the quality of life, whereas joint mobilization will be more effective on knee function. The aim of the…
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