Volume : 08, Issue : 02, February – 2021

23.EFFECTS OF DICLOFENAC-SODIUM GEL PHONOPHORESIS COMPARERD WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR (TENS) IN PATIENTS OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA)

Dr Ramish Akram, Dr Hafiz Muhammad Almas Sabir, Dr Ayesha Zulfiqar, Dr Attia Noreen, Dr Hafiza Kinza Shakoor

Abstract :

Knee osteoarthritis is deteriorating disease of joint, its cartilage and. Many treatment options are recommended for the treatment of and management of knee osteoarthritis such as; non-pharmacological and pharmacological measures. The aim of this study was to see the effectiveness of tens and diclofenac-sodium phontophoresis for the improvement of pain, stiffness and functional activity of knee in knee osteoarthritic subject.. In this study two modalities of physical therapy i.e. Tens and phontophoresis was compared for knee pain in knee osteoarthritis. The sample size was 40. Total sample was divided in to tens group and phontophoresis group. Both interventions were applied to the subjects for 20 minutes. Half-circle arm universal goniometer was used to check the active range of motion (arom), and numerical pain rating scale was used to determine the intensity of pain. Both treatment protocols were followed twice a week for 6weeks along with their prescribed therapeutic exercises. Treatment evaluation was done on first day,3rd week and last week (6th week) by an independent assessor. Data was analyzed by spss. The main aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of phonophoresis and tens in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Current study concluded that in knee osteoarthritis diclofenac-sodium phonophoresis and tens both are significantly effective in reduction of pain and stiffness but phonophoresis is more effective in terms of reduction in difficulty to do work and adls. More over there is a remarkable difference in the overall womac score in phonophoresis group then in tens group (p<0.05)
keywords: Diclofenac-sodium, phontophoresis, transcutaneous nerve stimulator, knee pain, knee osteoarthritis

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Please cite this article in press Ramish Akram et al, EFFECTS OF DICLOFENAC-SODIUM GEL PHONOPHORESIS COMPARERD WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR (TENS) IN PATIENTS OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA)., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(02).

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