| Titre : | Geotherapy combined with kinesiotherapy is efficient in reducing pain in patients with osteoarthritis (2020) |
| Auteurs : | Fabio Marcon Alfieri ; Maria Carolina Cabral Barros ; Katia Cristina de Carvalho ; Isabelly Toral ; Cristina Fontoura da Silva ; Natalia Cristina de Oliveira Vargas e Silva |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Vol. 24, n° 1, January 2020) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 77-81 |
| Note générale : | doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.05.032 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : |
Introduction:
Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) suffer from a degenerative disease that causes several physical disabilities and pain. Despite the few studies involving exercise combined with geotherapy (a therapy using poultices made from earth materials such as clay or mud) for patients with OA, this subject is still under debate, as effect of the earth material remains unclear. The aim of this study was to compare pain, joint stiffness and disability in patients who underwent kinesiotherapy (K) or geotherapy combined with kinesiotherapy (GK). Method: This was a clinical randomized single-blinded prospective study, in which 48 individuals participated. Volunteers were evaluated for pain perception, pressure pain tolerance thresholds, and responded to questionnaires about pain, joint stiffness and physical disability (WOMAC) and about symptoms and disability (Lequesne Algofunctional Index). Patients in K group underwent 15 twice-weekly sessions of kinesiotherapy consisting of stretching and strengthening exercises for lower limbs. GK patients received a poultice of powder dolomite mixed with hot water on the knees for 25 min before each of the 15 sessions of the same kinesiotherapy program. Results: Both interventions were effective in reducing pain, joint stiffness and physical disability (p Conclusion: Both interventions were effective in reducing pain, joint stiffness and physical disability, but GK produced significantly better results in pain perception. |
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