TY  - BOOK
AU  - Muhammad Fathi Abdulgalil
AU  - Alaaddin Abdelhakim Balbaa , 
AU  - Amir Mohamed Saleh , 
AU  - Kadrya Hosny Battecha , 
TI  - Electroacupuncture versus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on knee osteoarthritis / 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Muhammad Fathi Abdulgalil , 
KW  - Electro acupuncture
KW  - Knee osteoarthritis
KW  - knee pain
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science; Issued also as CD
N2  - Osteoarthritis of the knee is reported to be a major health problem worldwide. To compare between the effect of electroacupuncture and TENS on knee osteoarthritis. Thirty patients with knee osteoarthritis from both sexes (seventeen females and thirteen males) were involved, aged between 38 - 50 years and their BMI below 30 kg / m2. They were divided into three equal groups. Patients in the first group received electro-acupuncture in addition to a traditional exercise program in the form of stretching and strengthening exercises for the affected lower limb. Patients in the second group received TENS in addition to stretching and strengthening exercises for the affected lower limb. Patients in the third group (control group) received a traditional exercise program. Treatment was done 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Pain level, range of motion and functional performance were measured before and after treatment using visual analogue scale, universal goniometer and WOMAC scale respectively
ER  -