Doaa Sayed Mostafa Mohamed <br/><br/>
Effect of magnetic stimulation on cross section area of quadriceps muscle in knee osteoarthritic patients /  
 تأثير التنبيه المغناطيسي على المقطع المستعرض للعضلة الرباعية فى مرضى خشونة مفصل الركبة 
Doaa Sayed Mostafa Mohamed ; Supervised Haytham Mohamed Elhafez , Ahmed Fathi Geneidy , Sohier Shehata Rizk Allah 
 - Cairo :   Doaa Sayed Mostafa Mohamed ,   2021 
 - 129 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm  
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science 
<br/><br/> Objective: This study was designed to investigate the effect of low frequency magnetic stimulation (LFMS) on cross section area (CSA) of quadriceps muscle in knee osteoarthritic patients. Methods: Twenty four patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA) were divided randomly into two equal groups. Group "A" received magnetic stimulation in addition to a conventional physical therapy program while group "B" received traditional physical therapy program consist of (US TENS and isometric exercise for quadriceps muscle) twice/week for three consecutive weeks. Lysholm knee scoring scale was used to evaluate patients at two intervals (pre-treatment and post-treatment). Results: Statistical analysis shown that there was a significant change of pre-post treatment at groups A, (p<0.05). Between-group analysis revealed no significant change in pre value of all variables as (p>0.05) while post-treatment there was a significant change in all variables as (p<0.05). Conclusion: Magnetic stimulation is an effective method for improvement of quadriceps CSA, hence rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis patients 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Magnetic stimulation Muscle cross section  Osteoarthritis