Łukasz Kopacz,  Anna Lubkowska, Iwona Bryczkowska,
Danuta Lietz-Kijak, Zbigniew Śliwiński

Ł. Kopacz,  A. Lubkowska, I. Bryczkowska, D. Lietz-Kijak, Z. Śliwiński – The therapeutic effect of local cryotherapy operation on the knee, joint depending on the type of diagnosis of osteoarthritis. FP 2015; 15(1); 6-14

Abstract

Introduction. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of local cryotherapy treatment for range of motion in the knee joint in patients with osteoarthritis. In addition, analyzed potential changes in symptoms of pain patients.
Material and method. The study group consisted of 50 of the patients. The study involved 39 women and 11 men. Patients were subjected to 10 daily treatments local cryotherapy on the area of the knee. Before treatment was collected interview regarding comorbidities and examined pain according to VAS. In all patients performed to measure of range of motion in the knee joint using a goniometer. It was made before and after treatment.
Results. Considering the range of flexion in the knee joint in both groups, both diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee and polyarticular osteoarthritis, after a series of local cryotherapy treatments became significant improvement, while the range of motion in the knee extension improved more in the group diagnosed with polyarticular osteoarthritis.
In assessing the two groups studied, both in the group with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee, as well as polyarticular osteoarthritis, and made a series of treatments local cryotherapy declared value level of pain on the VAS decreased. Considering the improvement by gender, it can be concluded that in women with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee improvement was much greater.
Conclusion. Local cryotherapy is a beneficial effect on the range of motion in the knee joint and reduction of pain in patients with gonarthrosis.

Key words:
cryotherapy, gonarthrosis, knee joint

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