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The Effectiveness Of Ultrasound Treatment For The Management Of Kneeosteoarthritis: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study, Serap Kapci Yildiz, Feyza Ünlü Özkan, İlknur Aktaş, Ayşe Duygu Şi̇lte, Meryem Yilmaz Kaysin, Naci̇ye Bi̇lgi̇n Badur
The Effectiveness Of Ultrasound Treatment For The Management Of Kneeosteoarthritis: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study, Serap Kapci Yildiz, Feyza Ünlü Özkan, İlknur Aktaş, Ayşe Duygu Şi̇lte, Meryem Yilmaz Kaysin, Naci̇ye Bi̇lgi̇n Badur
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound therapy in primary knee osteoarthritis. Materials and methods: Ninety patients between 40 and 65 years of age having grade 2 and 3 bilateral knee osteoarthritis enrolled in the study were randomly assigned into 3 groups: continuous ultrasound, pulsed ultrasound, and placebo ultrasound. All patients were given a home exercise program. Patients were evaluated at baseline, at the end of the treatment, and at the second month after the treatment by a range of motion measurement, visual analog scale, Lequesne index for knee osteoarthritis, and Short Form-36 …
Treatment Of Ankylosing Spondylitis, İsmai̇l Sari, Mehmet Aki̇f Öztürk, Nurullah Akkoç
Treatment Of Ankylosing Spondylitis, İsmai̇l Sari, Mehmet Aki̇f Öztürk, Nurullah Akkoç
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
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