Pub Date : 2016-10-17DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000220
M. Silvis, Jillian E. Sylvester, Brittney Hacken, J. Wawrzyniak, R. Kelly, Scott A. Lynch, T. Mosher, V. Chinchilli, K. Black
Objective: The ACSM recommends healthy adults aged 18-65 participate in 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise 5 times per week. The benefits of exercise in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) is known, but the best exercise modality to accomplish this is not. This study compared the effect of three exercise modalities on patient reported symptoms of knee OA. Methods: 61 participants with radiographically evident, symptomatic bilateral OA were randomized into exercise modalities: upright cycle, land treadmill, or water treadmill. Participants completed an 8-week exercise program, progressing to achieve 30 minutes moderate exercise per session. WOMAC, KOOS, and SF-12 health surveys were completed at baseline and then weekly throughout the study. Results: All groups improved in regard to WOMAC scores. No statistically significant difference was noted between groups. Using greater than 25% improvement in WOMAC as a threshold for significant change, 80% of the water treadmill group improved vs 60% upright cycle and 62% land treadmill. Study completion rates were highest for the water treadmill group (80%) compared to the land treadmill (62%) and upright cycle (65%), although not statistically significant (p=0.33). Conclusion: An 8 week exercise program improved symptoms in participants with knee OA with no difference based on training device. Moderate aerobic exercise is beneficial for participants with knee OA.
{"title":"Comparison of Three Exercise Modalities on Patient Reported Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Prospective Study","authors":"M. Silvis, Jillian E. Sylvester, Brittney Hacken, J. Wawrzyniak, R. Kelly, Scott A. Lynch, T. Mosher, V. Chinchilli, K. Black","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000220","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The ACSM recommends healthy adults aged 18-65 participate in 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise 5 times per week. The benefits of exercise in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) is known, but the best exercise modality to accomplish this is not. This study compared the effect of three exercise modalities on patient reported symptoms of knee OA. Methods: 61 participants with radiographically evident, symptomatic bilateral OA were randomized into exercise modalities: upright cycle, land treadmill, or water treadmill. Participants completed an 8-week exercise program, progressing to achieve 30 minutes moderate exercise per session. WOMAC, KOOS, and SF-12 health surveys were completed at baseline and then weekly throughout the study. Results: All groups improved in regard to WOMAC scores. No statistically significant difference was noted between groups. Using greater than 25% improvement in WOMAC as a threshold for significant change, 80% of the water treadmill group improved vs 60% upright cycle and 62% land treadmill. Study completion rates were highest for the water treadmill group (80%) compared to the land treadmill (62%) and upright cycle (65%), although not statistically significant (p=0.33). Conclusion: An 8 week exercise program improved symptoms in participants with knee OA with no difference based on training device. Moderate aerobic exercise is beneficial for participants with knee OA.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70835645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-04DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000218
K. Subramanyam, S. Poornima, I. Khan, Q. Hasan
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the common form of chronic musculoskeletal degenerative joint disease in elder population and earlier studies have correlated the OA with genetics. The aim of this current study was analyse the collagen linked variants such as COL2A1 (rs73297147), CRTL1 (rs73771337), and CRTM (rs74063376) gene polymorphism with clinically diagnosed and radiologically confirmed primary knee osteoarthritis in south Indian population. Two hundred genomic DNA samples were isolated from 100 primary knee OA cases and 100 healthy controls. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood sample and followed by PCR-RFLP analysis. A significant difference was observed in allele and dominant model in COL2A1 gene polymorphism (G vs A: p=0.01 (OR-1.10-2.48) OR=6.01) and (GG+AG: p=0.001 (OR-1.41-4.74) OR=2.6) within cases and controls. The T allele and TT+GT genotype of CRTL1 gene polymorphism was seen to be a significant difference (G: p=0.005 (OR-1.27-4.64) OR=2.43) and (TT+GT: p=0.01 (OR-1.2-4.74) OR=2.38). The CRTM polymorphism was negatively associated with all alleles and genotypes (p>0.05). GMDR interaction model supports the correlation among these 3 variants. The current results indicate that the rs73297147, rs73771337 polymorphisms in COL2A1 and CRTL1 genes could be associated with developing primary knee OA in south Indian population.
{"title":"Exploration of Genetic Association Studies with Collagen Variants in Clinically Diagnosed Primary Knee Osteoarthritis in South Indian Population: A Non-replication Study","authors":"K. Subramanyam, S. Poornima, I. Khan, Q. Hasan","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000218","url":null,"abstract":"Osteoarthritis (OA) is the common form of chronic musculoskeletal degenerative joint disease in elder population and earlier studies have correlated the OA with genetics. The aim of this current study was analyse the collagen linked variants such as COL2A1 (rs73297147), CRTL1 (rs73771337), and CRTM (rs74063376) gene polymorphism with clinically diagnosed and radiologically confirmed primary knee osteoarthritis in south Indian population. Two hundred genomic DNA samples were isolated from 100 primary knee OA cases and 100 healthy controls. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood sample and followed by PCR-RFLP analysis. A significant difference was observed in allele and dominant model in COL2A1 gene polymorphism (G vs A: p=0.01 (OR-1.10-2.48) OR=6.01) and (GG+AG: p=0.001 (OR-1.41-4.74) OR=2.6) within cases and controls. The T allele and TT+GT genotype of CRTL1 gene polymorphism was seen to be a significant difference (G: p=0.005 (OR-1.27-4.64) OR=2.43) and (TT+GT: p=0.01 (OR-1.2-4.74) OR=2.38). The CRTM polymorphism was negatively associated with all alleles and genotypes (p>0.05). GMDR interaction model supports the correlation among these 3 variants. The current results indicate that the rs73297147, rs73771337 polymorphisms in COL2A1 and CRTL1 genes could be associated with developing primary knee OA in south Indian population.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7921.1000218","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70835556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-10-03DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000219
K. Flechsenhar, T. McAlindon
Klaus Flechsenhar1 and Timothy McAlindon2 1Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2Tufts Medical Center, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Boston, USA *Corresponding author: Klaus Flechsenhar, MD, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Therapeutic Area Immunology, Cytokine Modulation, Industriepark Hoechst, Building H821, Room 525, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main Germany, Tel: +49 69 305 17403; Fax: +49 69 305 47223; E-mail: Klaus.Flechsenhar@sanofi.com
{"title":"Change in Serum Biomarkers in Patients with Osteoarthritis treated with Collagen Hydrolysate: Results of a Prospective Randomized Study","authors":"K. Flechsenhar, T. McAlindon","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000219","url":null,"abstract":"Klaus Flechsenhar1 and Timothy McAlindon2 1Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2Tufts Medical Center, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Boston, USA *Corresponding author: Klaus Flechsenhar, MD, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Therapeutic Area Immunology, Cytokine Modulation, Industriepark Hoechst, Building H821, Room 525, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main Germany, Tel: +49 69 305 17403; Fax: +49 69 305 47223; E-mail: Klaus.Flechsenhar@sanofi.com","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7921.1000219","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70835609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-13DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000216
P. J. Leute, A. Hammad, F. Braatz, H. Klinger
Objective: Few studies have described the complications leading to transfemoral amputation after total knee arthroplasty. The aim of this study was to demonstrate which long term prosthesis-related complications can lead to the loss of a limb after knee joint replacement and to provide clinical guidance regarding the situations that generate an increased likelihood of a patient requiring above knee amputation after total knee arthroplasty. Methods: All patients who received above knee amputations between 2005 and 2015 at our clinic due to prosthesis-related complications after total knee arthroplasty were included in this retrospective study. We analyzed the frequencies of various reasons for above knee amputation as well as their influence on the decision to amputate. Results: Sixteen patients received a transfemoral amputation after total knee arthroplasty at our clinic during the study period. Joint infection was the principal reason for above knee amputation in all patients, and at least two additional factors that influenced the decision to amputate were present in each presented case. Conclusions: The indication leading to transfemoral amputation after total knee arthroplasty is always multifactorial. An infection is present in most cases as the main contributing factor and is usually accompanied by at least two other factors. In some cases of recurrent persistent periprothetic joint infections, transfemoral amputation remains the only salvage procedure in order to control the infection, and in some cases, it is a life-saving procedure.
{"title":"Prosthesis-related Indications for Transfemoral Amputation after Total Knee Arthroplasty","authors":"P. J. Leute, A. Hammad, F. Braatz, H. Klinger","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000216","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Few studies have described the complications leading to transfemoral amputation after total knee arthroplasty. The aim of this study was to demonstrate which long term prosthesis-related complications can lead to the loss of a limb after knee joint replacement and to provide clinical guidance regarding the situations that generate an increased likelihood of a patient requiring above knee amputation after total knee arthroplasty. Methods: All patients who received above knee amputations between 2005 and 2015 at our clinic due to prosthesis-related complications after total knee arthroplasty were included in this retrospective study. We analyzed the frequencies of various reasons for above knee amputation as well as their influence on the decision to amputate. Results: Sixteen patients received a transfemoral amputation after total knee arthroplasty at our clinic during the study period. Joint infection was the principal reason for above knee amputation in all patients, and at least two additional factors that influenced the decision to amputate were present in each presented case. Conclusions: The indication leading to transfemoral amputation after total knee arthroplasty is always multifactorial. An infection is present in most cases as the main contributing factor and is usually accompanied by at least two other factors. In some cases of recurrent persistent periprothetic joint infections, transfemoral amputation remains the only salvage procedure in order to control the infection, and in some cases, it is a life-saving procedure.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70835931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-09-12DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000217
L. Christensen, S. Daugaard
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) caused by cartilage damage and synovitis is a painful disease, for which the only effective treatment today is total knee replacement. Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) is a synthetic non-degradable and non-toxic tissue filler, which allows host cell integration with formation of a scaffold of fibrous tissue inside the gel. A histo-pathological pilot study using this gel for intra-articular injection in rabbit and horse joints has shown that it forms an integrated layer within the upper part of the synovial membrane, and clinical studies of horse joints and human knee joints with OA has shown promising long-term results in pain reduction. It has therefore been the hope that this type of treatment could prolong the time leading up to total knee replacement more effectively than today. The current case report from one of the patients included in the clinical study mentioned above describes, for the first time in a human, how biopsies obtained during meniscectomy after 9 months display the same type of synovial augmentation as seen in horse joints with OA, and that the filler effect from the integrated gel persists in spite of areas with chronic synovitis and microscopic fibrosis.
{"title":"Histological Appearance of the Synovial Membrane after Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis with Polyacrylamide Gel Injections: A Case Report","authors":"L. Christensen, S. Daugaard","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000217","url":null,"abstract":"Knee osteoarthritis (OA) caused by cartilage damage and synovitis is a painful disease, for which the only effective treatment today is total knee replacement. Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) is a synthetic non-degradable and non-toxic tissue filler, which allows host cell integration with formation of a scaffold of fibrous tissue inside the gel. A histo-pathological pilot study using this gel for intra-articular injection in rabbit and horse joints has shown that it forms an integrated layer within the upper part of the synovial membrane, and clinical studies of horse joints and human knee joints with OA has shown promising long-term results in pain reduction. It has therefore been the hope that this type of treatment could prolong the time leading up to total knee replacement more effectively than today. The current case report from one of the patients included in the clinical study mentioned above describes, for the first time in a human, how biopsies obtained during meniscectomy after 9 months display the same type of synovial augmentation as seen in horse joints with OA, and that the filler effect from the integrated gel persists in spite of areas with chronic synovitis and microscopic fibrosis.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70835546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-23DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000215
Á. Mora, E. Aurrecoechea, A. Corral, J. Calvo
Purpose: The aim of this study is analyze the Etiology of the Uveitis diagnosed in the first three years of a Uveitis unit in a small hospital and share the experience and organization of a collaborative Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Uveitis Unit. Methods: This study includes 136 patients with Uveitis. Results: The most common form of Uveitis was anterior Uveitis (67.2%) and the most common diagnoses were Ankylosing spondylitis (17.8%), Herpes (14.3%), HLA-B27+ (9.5%), Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis (3.5%). Posterior Uveitis were 16.8% and the most common diagnoses were toxoplasmosis (42.9%), Serpiginous choroidopathy (23.8%), Tuberculosis (4.8%) and Vogt Koyanagi Harada disease (4.8%). Panuveitis was diagnosed in 8.8% of the cases and the most frequent causes were Behcet's disease (18.8%), Endophthalmitis (9%), and Toxoplasmosis (9%). Intermediate Uveitis with 7.2% of the diagnoses, the most frequent were Sarcoidosis (11%), syphilis (11%), and multiple sclerosis (11%). Conclusion: This secondary center based study shows the difference in type of Uveitis and etiology in a secondary hospital from a tertiary one.
{"title":"Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Collaborative Uveitis Units may Improve the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach of this Pathology: Experience from a Uveitis Unit in a Secondary Spanish Hospital","authors":"Á. Mora, E. Aurrecoechea, A. Corral, J. Calvo","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000215","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The aim of this study is analyze the Etiology of the Uveitis diagnosed in the first three years of a Uveitis unit in a small hospital and share the experience and organization of a collaborative Rheumatology-Ophthalmology Uveitis Unit. \u0000Methods: This study includes 136 patients with Uveitis. \u0000Results: The most common form of Uveitis was anterior Uveitis (67.2%) and the most common diagnoses were Ankylosing spondylitis (17.8%), Herpes (14.3%), HLA-B27+ (9.5%), Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis (3.5%). Posterior Uveitis were 16.8% and the most common diagnoses were toxoplasmosis (42.9%), Serpiginous choroidopathy (23.8%), Tuberculosis (4.8%) and Vogt Koyanagi Harada disease (4.8%). Panuveitis was diagnosed in 8.8% of the cases and the most frequent causes were Behcet's disease (18.8%), Endophthalmitis (9%), and Toxoplasmosis (9%). Intermediate Uveitis with 7.2% of the diagnoses, the most frequent were Sarcoidosis (11%), syphilis (11%), and multiple sclerosis (11%). \u0000Conclusion: This secondary center based study shows the difference in type of Uveitis and etiology in a secondary hospital from a tertiary one.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7921.1000215","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70835798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-15DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000214
R. Marks
Arthritis, a broad term used to describe more than 100 different health conditions that result in considerable physical disability, is very challenging to treat effectively, regardless of disease type. This brief review revisits the research base concerning the use of dance-based therapeutic exercises as a possible adjunct for ameliorating arthritis. The goal was to provide an overview of the potential of this form of therapy for arthritis patients as well as health professionals working with this population.
{"title":"Dance-based Exercise Therapy for People with Arthritis: An Update and Commentary","authors":"R. Marks","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000214","url":null,"abstract":"Arthritis, a broad term used to describe more than 100 different health conditions that result in considerable physical disability, is very challenging to treat effectively, regardless of disease type. This brief review revisits the research base concerning the use of dance-based therapeutic exercises as a possible adjunct for ameliorating arthritis. The goal was to provide an overview of the potential of this form of therapy for arthritis patients as well as health professionals working with this population.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7921.1000214","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70834771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-08DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000213
Brandon J Rose, R. Seegmiller, L. Bridgewater, D. Kooyman
Brandon J Rose1, Robert E Seegmiller2, Laura C Bridgewater3 and David L Kooyman1* 1Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 4005 LSB, Provo, USA 2College of Dental Medicine, Roseman University of Health Sciences, South Jordan, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, 4007 LSB, Provo, USA *Corresponding author: David L Kooyman, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 4005 LSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA, Tel: 801-422-6399; Fax: 801-422-0004; E-mail: david_kooyman@byu.edu
Brandon J Rose1, Robert E Seegmiller2, Laura C Bridgewater3, David L Kooyman1* 1杨百翰大学生理与发育生物学系，4005 LSB, Provo，美国2罗斯曼健康科学大学口腔医学院，南约旦，美国3杨百翰大学微生物与分子生物学系，4007 LSB, Provo，美国*通讯作者:杨百翰大学生理与发育生物学系，4005 LSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA, Tel: 801-422-6399;传真:801-422-0004;电子邮件:david_kooyman@byu.edu
{"title":"Collagen Mutant Mouse Models Provide an Important Tool to Study Osteoarthritis","authors":"Brandon J Rose, R. Seegmiller, L. Bridgewater, D. Kooyman","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000213","url":null,"abstract":"Brandon J Rose1, Robert E Seegmiller2, Laura C Bridgewater3 and David L Kooyman1* 1Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 4005 LSB, Provo, USA 2College of Dental Medicine, Roseman University of Health Sciences, South Jordan, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, 4007 LSB, Provo, USA *Corresponding author: David L Kooyman, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 4005 LSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA, Tel: 801-422-6399; Fax: 801-422-0004; E-mail: david_kooyman@byu.edu","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70834722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-08-08DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000212
Aykac Cebicci Mehtap
Objectives: Local corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy are commonly used treatment options for painful shoulder. While evidence for these two interventions is poor we decided to design a study in order to investigate the efficacy of local steroid injections and physiotherapy and compare the results of two treatment groups. Methods: A total of 40 patients admitting with shoulder pain were included in the study. Patients were randomized to two treatment groups. The first group (n=20) received a total of 10 physiotherapy sessions. The second group (n=20) received a single corticosteroid injection for the shoulder joint through posterior approach. In addition, both treatment groups received a standardized exercise program. The patients were evaluated before treatment and 2,4,12,24 weeks after the treatment for the clinical and functional parameteres. Results: Compared to baseline, statistically significant improvement was noted at all follow-up assessments in both groups in Visual Analog Scala(VAS) score, shoulder ROM(range of motion) measurements, Constant-Murley score(CMS), and Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ)score. There was no significant difference between the two treatment interventions. Conclusions: Both physiotherapy and local corticosteroid injections are effective in reducing pain and improving functional status in patients for shoulder pain and two methods are not superior to each other.
{"title":"Comparison of the Efficacy of Physiotherapy and Local Corticosteroid Injections on Painful shoulder","authors":"Aykac Cebicci Mehtap","doi":"10.4172/2167-7921.1000212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000212","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Local corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy are commonly used treatment options for painful shoulder. While evidence for these two interventions is poor we decided to design a study in order to investigate the efficacy of local steroid injections and physiotherapy and compare the results of two treatment groups. \u0000Methods: A total of 40 patients admitting with shoulder pain were included in the study. Patients were randomized to two treatment groups. The first group (n=20) received a total of 10 physiotherapy sessions. The second group (n=20) received a single corticosteroid injection for the shoulder joint through posterior approach. In addition, both treatment groups received a standardized exercise program. The patients were evaluated before treatment and 2,4,12,24 weeks after the treatment for the clinical and functional parameteres. \u0000Results: Compared to baseline, statistically significant improvement was noted at all follow-up assessments in both groups in Visual Analog Scala(VAS) score, shoulder ROM(range of motion) measurements, Constant-Murley score(CMS), and Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ)score. There was no significant difference between the two treatment interventions. \u0000 \u0000Conclusions: Both physiotherapy and local corticosteroid injections are effective in reducing pain and improving functional status in patients for shoulder pain and two methods are not superior to each other.","PeriodicalId":91304,"journal":{"name":"Journal of arthritis","volume":"2016 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2167-7921.1000212","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70834610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.4172/2167-7921.1000210
Waleed K. Alshemimary, L. Herrington
Objective: A brief review of the literature to provide an overview of knee valgus angles during different hop tasks. Methods: A literature search was conducted; electronic databases used included PubMed, and SCOPUS. The inclusion criteria were English language, and publication between January 2010 and May 2015, which assessed the knee valgus angles during hop landings. The studies were evaluated by the researcher through their titles, abstract, as well as how the investigation functioned according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria of the present study. Results: A total of 2 papers were included with full-text, as various studies incorporated designs for knee valgus testing which resulted in alternate findings that could not be analysed or evaluated. Conclusion: No extensive research has been carried out over the past 5 years to evaluate knee valgus angles during hop tests. However, the current study found that the majority of the published studies during 2010 – May 2015 focused on evaluating the performance of landing tasks among participants in different sports (basketball, volleyball). Moreover, it can be concluded from the present review that there still exists failings in the evaluative results from past studies regarding the definitive comparisons between knee valgus angles upon landing, which occur through the measurement of important variables in the utilisation of 2D video analysis (i.e. when using crossover hop tests to measure knee valgus angles).
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