Tecar Therapy in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

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The trial is looking for adults with long-lasting knee osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis) and pain in both knees. It tests Tecar therapy, a radiofrequency heat treatment.

Életkor

40 to 75 years

Nem

Men and women

A betegség stádiuma

Kellgren-Lawrence stage 2 or 3 knee osteoarthritis (mild to moderate on X-ray), with pain in both knees for at least 6 weeks.

Korábbi kezelés

No physical therapy for knee pain in the last 6 months. No joint injections such as hyaluronic acid, PRP or steroids for knee pain in the last 6 months. No knee surgery ever.

A részvétel fő kizáró okai

• Inflammatory arthritis, or neurological, cognitive or psychiatric disorders
• A pacemaker
• History of cancer
• Local blood vessel or sensation problems, infections, or open skin wounds
• Pregnant or breastfeeding

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• 40 és 75 év között vagy?IgenNem

Mit akar kideríteni a vizsgálat

This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tecar therapy on pain, physical function, and physical capacity in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis.

A vizsgálat 3 csoportja

• Tecar theraphyA vizsgált kezelés

  Conventional physical therapy and Tecar therapy: Conventional physiotherapy will include 15 sessions of TENS (100 Hz frequency, 10-30 mA intensity) and Hotpack therapy for all groups, 5 sessions per week over 3 weeks. A heating pad will be applied to the painful knee area for 20 minutes to provide superficial heat, followed by 20 minutes of TENS at 100 Hz using an HP or Chattanooga device. Simultaneously, all groups will receive knee isometric and Theraband exercise therapy under the supervision of a physiotherapist. This group will also receive TECAR therapy three times a week for three weeks, a total of nine sessions, at 0.5 MHz frequency, in a 5 min CAP + 10 min RES + 5 min CAP mode, administered by an experienced physiotherapist.

  Kezelés: Tecar Therapy és conventional physical therapy

• Sham tecar theraphyA vizsgált kezelés

  Conventional physical therapy and sham Tecar therapy: Conventional physiotherapy will include 15 sessions of TENS (100 Hz frequency, 10-30 mA intensity) and Hotpack therapy for all groups, 5 sessions per week over 3 weeks. A heating pad will be applied to the painful knee area for 20 minutes to provide superficial heat, followed by 20 minutes of TENS at 100 Hz using an HP or Chattanooga device. Simultaneously, all groups will receive knee isometric and Theraband exercise therapy under the supervision of a physiotherapist. This group will also receive TECAR sham therapy three times a week for three weeks, a total of nine sessions, at 0.5 MHz frequency, in a 5 min CAP + 10 min RES + 5 min CAP mode, administered by an experienced physiotherapist. The gel will be applied before the device is activated.

  Kezelés: ShamTecar Therapy és conventional physical therapy

• conventional physiotherapyA vizsgált kezelés

  Conventional FTR: Conventional physical therapy will include 15 sessions of TENS (100 Hz frequency, 10-30 mA intensity) and Hotpack therapy for all groups, 5 sessions per week over 3 weeks. A heating pad will be applied to the painful knee area for 20 minutes to provide superficial heat, followed by 20 minutes of TENS at 100 Hz using an HP or Chattanooga device. Simultaneously, all groups will receive knee isometric and Theraband exercise therapy under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

  Kezelés: conventional physical therapy