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The use of backward gait in physiotherapy of female senile osteoporosis

Marek Walusiak, Jacek Durmała, Ewa Detko, Bartosz Wnuk

Marek Walusiak, Jacek Durmała, Ewa Detko, Bartosz Wnuk – The use of backward gait in physiotherapy of female senile osteoporosis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2008; 8(3); 260-266

Abstract
Background. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of various models of comprehensive rehabilitation in patients with senile osteoporosis, concentrating on the correction of thoracic kyphosis and increasing the strength of the knee extensor muscles. Material and methods. The prospective and randomized study was conducted in the group of female patients with known senile osteoporosis (n=37, average age – 72.7 yrs, SD – 5.79, range 65-84 yrs), divided into two groups of 17 and 20 patients, respectively. To take part in the rehabilitation, all patients were hospitalized at the department of rehabilitation for 3 weeks. The programme of rehabilitation applied in respective groups was different only with regard to walking training, with forward walking training applied in the first group and backward gait in the second group. The measurement of thoracic kyphosis was performed using a plurimeter-V. The strength of the knee extensor muscles was measured in both lower limbs by tensometry. Results. A degree of correction of thoracic kyphosis was seen in both groups. Additionally we observed a statistically significant increase in the knee extensor torque. The increase was significantly higher in the second group in comparison to the first group. Conclusion. The use of backward walking training in the comprehensive rehabilitation of female senile osteoporosis patients contributed to a greater increase in the torque of the knee extensors compared to forward walking training over the same period.
Key words:
senile osteoporosis, backward gait, physiotherapy, tensometry
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An attempt at using focused shockwave therapy to treat selected orthopedic diseases – a preliminary report

Andrzej Franek, Damian Kusz, Jacek Durmała, Piotr Król, Robert Wilk, Ewa Detko, Bartosz Wnuk, Paweł Dolibog, Edward Błaszczak, Patrycja Dolibog, Lidia Wiercigroch, Jakub Taradaj

Andrzej Franek, Damian Kusz, Jacek Durmała, Piotr Król, Robert Wilk, Ewa Detko, Bartosz Wnuk, Paweł Dolibog, Edward Błaszczak, Patrycja Dolibog, Lidia Wiercigroch, Jakub Taradaj – An attempt at using focused shockwave therapy to treat selected orthopedic diseases – a preliminary report. Fizjoterapia Polska 2012; 12(2); 147-158

Abstract
Background. Focused shockwaves have been successfully used in orthopaedics and physiotherapy for over twenty years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of focused shockwaves in treating patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (OFH), as well as their effectiveness as a therapy for tennis elbow and symptomatic heel spurs.Material and methods. The study has covered to date 6 patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (OFH) (stages I, II and III on the ARCO scale), 10 patients with tennis elbow (TE) and 6 patients with symptomatic heel spurs (HS). The patients were treated using focused shockwaves.Results. After treatment ended, pain intensity was noted to be statistically significantly lower in all groups of patients. In the OFH patients functional improvement could also be observed, as well as increased strength of wrist flexors and extensors and of finger flexors in the TE patients. The OFH and HS patients obtained better results in tests carried out on the tensometric platform. Conclusion. Focused shockwave is an effective and safe physical modality for treating early stages of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, tennis elbow and symptomatic calcaneal spurs; its main advantage is good analgesic effect right after treatment. However, the delayed effects of the therapy need to be investigated to confirm its effectiveness.
Key words:
focused shockwave, necrosis of the femoral head, tennis elbow, calcaneal spurz
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Focused and radial shockwave therapies in the treatment of symptomatic calcaneal spur

Piotr Król, Andrzej Franek, Paweł Dolibog, Jacek Durmała, Ewa Detko, Bartosz Wnuk, Krzysztof Ficek, Edward Błaszczak, Tomasz Król, Patrycja Dolibog, Lidia Wiercigroch, Jakub Taradaj, Magdalena Piecha, Grzegorz Sobota

Piotr Król, Andrzej Franek, Paweł Dolibog, Jacek Durmała, Ewa Detko, Bartosz Wnuk, Krzysztof Ficek, Edward Błaszczak, Tomasz Król, Patrycja Dolibog, Lidia Wiercigroch, Jakub Taradaj, Magdalena Piecha, Grzegorz Sobota – Focused and radial shockwave therapies in the treatment of symptomatic calcaneal spur. Fizjoterapia Polska 2012; 12(4); 341-354

Abstract
Pain experienced in the plantar part of the heel is the most common cause of its dysfunction in adults. In many cases the underlying reason is a calcaneal spur. This study aimed to assess and compare focused and radial shockwave therapies in terms of their efficacy in treating a symptomatic calcaneal spur. Twenty patients with a symptomatic calcaneal spur were enrolled in the experiment. The pa­tients were divided into 2 comparative groups A and B (each consisting of 10 patients) that received focused shockwave and radial shockwave therapies, respectively. Each patient was given 5 treatments at weekly intervals. Immediately after treatment ended a statistically significant reduction in all types of pain considered in the experiment was noted in both comparative groups. A further reduction in pain was observed after another three weeks. The comparative groups were similar in terms of relative changes in all types of pain. Additionally, focused shockwave therapy was found to have significantly affected patients’ stabilographic parameters. Both focused shockwave therapy and radial shockwave therapy are physical modalities that can be safely and effectively used to treat a symptomatic calcaneal spur. Their main advantage is good analgesic effect directly after treatment. This effect is even more distinct after another 3 weeks.
Key words:
focused shockwave, radial shockwave, calcaneal spur
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