TY  - BOOK
AU  - Suha El mjzoob Khalil Yousef,
AU  - Amir Mohamed Saleh
AU  - Rehab Abd El Hafiez Saleh
AU  - Mohamed Abd-Elhalim Kadah
TI  - Iontophoresis versus Ultrasound In Treatment Of Knee Osteoarthritis / 
U1  - 615.82 
PY  - 2024///
KW  - Physical Therapy
KW  - qrmak
KW  - knee osteoarthritis
KW  - iontophoresis
KW  - glucosamine sulfate
KW  - ultrasound
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) -Cairo University, 2024.; Bibliography: pages 101-113.; Issued also as CD
N2  - Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a very common disorder affecting 
many people during the aging process which finally results in painful 
symptoms that disturb their lives. Purpose: to compare the effect of 
iontophoresis versus ultrasound (US) on knee osteoarthritis. Methods: 
Seventy-two subjects diagnosed with KOA according to the American college 
of rheumatology (grade 2 and 3) participated in this study. Their age ranged 
from 45 to 60 years old while their BMI ranged from 19 to 30 kg/m2, They 
were allocated into three equal groups; Group A (experimental group) received 
iontophoresis and traditional exercises, Group B (experimental group) received 
US and traditional exercises and Group C (control group) received only 
traditional exercises . All patients received 12 session on alternative days. Pain 
intensity, knee ROM, and functional disability, were assessed using the VAS 
score, electronic digital goniometer, and the WOMAC index – Arabic version 
respectively. Results: There was a significant decrease in VAS of group A 
compared with that of group B (p = 0.02) and group C (p = 0.001), There was a 
significant increase in flexion ROM of group A compared with that of group B 
(p = 0.001) and group C (p = 0.001), There was a significant increase in 
extension ROM of group A compared with that of group B (p = 0.001) and 
group C (p = 0.001), There was a significant decrease in pain score of group A 
compared with that of group B (p = 0.004) and group C (p = 0.001),There was 
a significant decrease in stiffness score of group A compared with that of group 
B (p = 0.02) and group C (p = 0.001) and There was a significant decrease in 
function score of group A compared with that of group B (p = 0.009) and group 
C (p = 0.001).Conclusions: Iontophoresis combined with traditional exercises, 
US combined with traditional exercises and traditional exercises have good 
clinical outcomes regarding reducing pain intensity, increasing knee ROM, and 
improving functional disability with a greater superiority for the iontophoresis 
for patients with KOA.; شارك في هذه الدراسة اثنان وسبعون مريضاً، تم تشخيصهم بخشونة الركبة طبقاً للكلية الأمريكية للروماتيزم (الدرجة 2 و3). وقد تراوحت أعمارهم بين 45 إلى 60 عاماً، بينما مؤشر الكتلة إلى الجسم تراوح بين 19 و30 كجم/م2. تم توزيع المرضى على ثلاث مجموعات متساوية; المجموعة أ  تلقت الارحال الايوني بالإضافة إلى تمارين تقليدية . المجموعة ب  تلقت الموجات فوق الصوتية بالإضافة إلى تمارين تقليدية. المجموعة ج تلقت تمارين تقليدية. وقد تلقى جميع المرضى 12 جلسة علاج طبيعي على أيام متناوبة. وقد تم قياس شدة الألم، المدى الحركي للركبة، والإعاقة الوظيفية باستخدام المقياس البصري التناظري، مقياس الزوايا الرقمي الإلكتروني، ومؤشر التهاب المفاصل في جامعة ويسترن أونتاريو وجامعة ماكماستر
ER  -