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- Title
Osteopathic manipulative treatment improves function and relieves pain in knee osteoarthritis: A single-blind, randomized-controlled trial.
- Authors
Altınbilek, Turgay; Murat, Sadiye; Yumuşakhuylu, Yasemin; İçağasıoğlu, Afitap
- Abstract
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to exercise treatment in the knee osteoarthritis (OA). Patients and methods: A total of 100 patients (9 males, 76 females; mean age 54.8±8.5 years; range, 40 to 70 years) with Stage II-III bilateral knee OA enrolled to the study and randomized into two groups between January 2015 and June 2015. Group 1 performed exercise and received OMT and Group 2 performed exercise alone. We assessed the clinical parameters with Western Ontario MacMaster Questionnaire (WOMAC) pain score, WOMAC joint stiffness score, WOMAC physical function score, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and 50-m walking time. All patients were assessed at the beginning of the study, just after the treatment, and four weeks after the treatment. Results: There was no significant difference between groups in terms of physical examination and clinical assessment parameters before treatment. Functional improvement (p<0.05) and pain relief (p<0.05) were significantly higher in the exercise + OMT group. Conclusion: Based on our study results, OMT is a particular treatment used by osteopathic physicians to complement conventional treatment of OA of the knee. In addition to the conservative treatment, OMT can be used.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; STATISTICAL correlation; EXERCISE therapy; FISHER exact test; KNEE diseases; MANIPULATION therapy; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; PAIN measurement; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; VISUAL analog scale; TREATMENT effectiveness; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2587-1250), 2018, Vol 64, Issue 2, p114
- ISSN
2587-1250
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5606/tftrd.2018.1384