The influence of myofascial techniques in addition to standard-physiotherapy on patients with cox-, gon- and omarthrosis after endoprosthesis-implantation : a comparative prospective clinical trial
- Conditions
- M16M17M19Coxarthrosis [arthrosis of hip]Gonarthrosis [arthrosis of knee]Other arthrosis
- Registration Number
- DRKS00020366
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Düsseldorf Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 67
Inclusion Criteria
the patient is at least 18 years old
- written consent by the patient
- primary or secondary cox-, gon- or omarthrosis
- planned implantation of an endoprosthesis (hip, shoulder or knee)
- approval for surgery by the orthopedist and anesthetist
Exclusion Criteria
- oncological disease
- immunosupression
- rheumatic disease
- infections (systemic or in the treated area)
- chronic pain
- dysfunctions of the joints caused by neurological disease
- pregnancy or lactation period
- patient can't undergo the surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain measured with the Visual analogue scale before and after every of the four treatments (altogether eight times).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - activities of daily living are measured with a questionnaire before endoprosthesis implantation and after six weeks as part of the follow-up (Hip: Included in the Harris Hip Score)<br>- range of motion with neutral zero method before and after every of the four interventions (altogether eight times)<br>- tension in muscles (relaxed or contracted), tendons, ligaments and fascial tissue with MyotonPro and TensioMyoGraph before and after every of the four interventions (altogether eight times)<br>