Professional paper
Rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis - comparison study: Nuclear magnetic resonance therapy (MBST) versus conventional physiotherapy”.
Kristijan Kljaić
; Poliklinika K-centar, Zagreb
Dalibor Kiseljak
; Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb
Dalibor Krpan
; Poliklinika K-centar, Zagreb
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficiency of the magnetic resonance therapy (MBST®) in comparison to the traditional physiotherapy approach in treatment of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint using the following parameters: pain, mobility, strength and functional ability.
METHODS: 32 patients with diagnosed osteoarthritis of the knee were divided into three groups with respect to the therapyapplied: 10 in the physiotherapy group (FT10), 14 in the MBST for both knees group (MBST7) and 8 in the MBST for one knee group (MBST9). Initial measurements and evaluation had been conducted on the first day of the therapyand measurements were then repeated on the last
day of the therapy, as well as one month after the therapy.Three months after the therapy final measurements and evaluation were done. Methods used for the evaluation were:Lequesne questionnaire for the assessment of functional abilities, the numeric pain rating scale (NRS), measuring the knee extensor muscle strength using mechanical balance and assessment of the knee’s range of motion using the goniometer.
RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference observed forthe knee’s range of motion, kneeextensor muscle strength orthe level of pain between tested groups. The statistically significant difference was present for the functional ability, where bothMBST7 and MBST9 showed better results than FT10 therapy.
Keywords
magnetic resonance therapy; MBST; physiotherapy; osteoarthritis of the knee; pain level; functional ability; knee’s range of motion; knee extensor muscular strength
Hrčak ID:
234807
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Publication date:
26.4.2017.
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