objectives: knee osteoarthritis (oa) is a leading cause of disability in older adults. in current study, the effects of three types of orthoses on pain reduction were evaluated in oa patients in iran. methods & materials: in this prospective clinical trial, thirty six patients consisting of 11 men and 25 women with age (mean±sd) of 54.56±2.82 years and diagnosis of mild to moderate knee oa incl...

background: osteoarthritis is a disabling musculoskeletal disease with no definite treatment. this study compared the effect of platelet-rich plasma (prp) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) plus exercise in the treatment of patients with knee joint osteoarthritis.   methods : 54 eligible patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated into two groups. (irct20121106...

background: subjects with knee osteoarthritis typically have higher knee adduction moment. current research efforts are mainly focused on therapeutic procedures that potentially may modify disease progression. this preliminary study was designed as a single blind (examiner) randomized control trial to investigate the impact of conventional physical therapy on pain, and knee joint load in subjec...

multiplanar or global laxity in arthritic knee is rare , most of this patients have neuromuscular disorder (post poliomyelitis , spinal dystrophy) or history of knee trauma. ligament insufficiency and severe bone loss is significant in this patient. the estimated prevalence for the concurrence of charcot marie-tooth (cmt) with myasthenia gravis (mg) suggests an extremely rare event. we have pre...

background: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two types of rehabilitation techniques, including aerobic and strengthening exercises on patients with knee rheumatoid arthritis (ra). methods: 48 male patients with knee ra were randomly assigned into 3 groups, including aerobic exercises, strengthening exercise, and control. the two first groups completed their treatment ...

Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) strives to preserve knee biomechanics and function after the meniscal rupture. However, patients undergoing APM experience long-term impacts like proprioceptive deficit functional decline. This study aimed examine compare effects of aquatic leg cycling trainings on young athletes undergone APM. Ninety-seven male with were assigned training group (ATG, n =...

Our culture of appreciation old buildings today is a product the heritage (broadly speaking) eighteenth-century Central European (white, male, educated) upper class. While we find it pleasant and historically informative to have well preserved, absence critical questioning practice surprisingly absent, although observe an increasing number academic discussions in field studies, informed by deco...