Effect of Electroacupuncture and Wii therapy on functional performance and inflammatory parameters in elderly with knee osteoarthritis

niversidade Federal de Alfenas0 个研究点开始时间: 2022年7月12日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•Be 60 years of age or older;Have a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in at least one knee, based on the American College of Rheumatology clinical and radiographic criteria (Hinton, et al. 2002); with classification II, III or IV in the classification grades of Kelgreen and Lawrence (Kelgreen & Lawrence, 1657);Have symptoms for knee osteoarthritis with scores equal to or greater than two on the visual analogue pain scale (VAS);Not having undergone any surgical procedure on the lower limbs;Not having had recent trauma to the knees;Not having undergone physical therapy treatment or any other rehabilitation procedure in the last three months;Present minimal clinical and cognitive conditions to perform physical activities;Not using glucocorticoids for at least two months.

•Elderly people with knee or hip arthroplasty; Acute orthopedic, neurological, respiratory or cardiac diseases that prevent them from performing the proposed exercise; Cognitive deficit suggested by a lower score than those compatible with their education when performing the Mini Mental State Examination (for illiterate people the score is 13; for schooling between one to three years, 18; for schooling between four to seven years, 23; for schooling over seven years, 26) (BERTOLUCCI et al., 1994); Vestibular disorders; Immunosuppressed or immunodeficient .

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niversidade Federal de Alfenas