The effect of hydrotherapy on balance in patients with grade 2 and 3 knee osteoarthritis: A randomized clinical trial
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160531028186N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Patients (women aged 45-65) with osteoarthritis knee grad 2 or 3 knee osteoarthritis, according to Kellgren-Lawrence grade, can be trained to walk on urban obstacles.
No history of diseases such as urinary incontinence, open wound, skin diseases, heart disease lung disease, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes
Any neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, dizziness and problems vestibular based on testing dynamic visual acuity, Stroke and Parkinson.
The patient is not required to use walking accessories like a cane.
There is no articular injection in the last three months.
There is no traumatic surgery in the lower extremity.
Do not have any damage to the knee that has just occurred.
Reporting an increase in symptoms by the patient during treatment sessions
The patient does not complete the treatment sessions
The patient will use other treatments during the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance. Timepoint: Before and after the period of the interventions. Method of measurement: Biodex system.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before and after the period of the interventions. Method of measurement: Using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) questionnaire.;Risk of falling. Timepoint: Before and after the period of the interventions. Method of measurement: Biodex system.;Disability. Timepoint: Before and after the period of the interventions. Method of measurement: WOMAC questionnaire.