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Efficacy of Ice and Shortwave Diathermy in the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee – a Preliminary Report African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 7 (2004); 107 - 111 ISSN 1119 – 5096 © Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group Available online at http://www.bioline.org.br/md Full Length Research Article EFFICACY OF ICE AND SHORTWAVE DIATHERMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE – A PRELIMINARY REPORT ADEGOKE, B.O.A* AND GBEMINIYI, M.O. Physiotherapy Department, College of Medicine University of Ibadan Nigeria This study was designed to compare the effects of shortwave diathermy (SWD) and ice on pain, range of motion and function in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Subjects were fourteen patients (4 males and 10 females) aged 40-70years diagnosed as having OA of the knee. Subjects were assigned into either the SWD or ice treatment groups, as they became available. All subjects received routine adjunct therapeutic exercises, were excluded from analgesic drugs and were treated thrice weekly during the four -week duration of the study. Subjects were assessed at the beginning and end of the study for pain, range of motion (ROM) and function using visual analog scale, universal goniometer and functional index questionnaire respectively. Data were subjected to descriptive statistics of means and standard deviation and inferential statistics of independent and paired t-tests. Results showed that while the subjects in the SWD group had significantly greater ROM and function than the ice group at the beginning of the study, both groups were not statistically significantly different on all dependent variables at the end of the study. Paired -ttest also indicated that the ice group improved significantly on all three dependent variables while the SWD group improved significantly in pain and ROM only. The improv ements in pain, ROM and function effected by SWD and ice were however not significantly different. It was concluded that SWD and ice are equally effective on OA of the knee and that ice can be substituted for SWD in the treatment of OA of the knee. Key words: Osteoarthritis, Cryotherapy, Shortwave diathermy, knee, physiotherapy. *Author for Correspondence (E-mail. [email protected]). INTRODUCTION motion, muscle atrophy and weakness, joint instability, progressive functional limitation Osteoarthritis (OA) has been defined by the and associated disability (Hughes et al, 1987; American Coll ege of Rheumatology (ACR) as Fransen et al, 1995). an heterogenous group of conditions which Currently, OA has no cure (Puett and lead to joint symptoms and signs associated Griffen 1994) but the disease can be palliated with defective integrity of the underlying bone (Mc Laughlin, 2000). The ACR’s guideline for and joint margins (Altman et al, 1996). It is a the medical management of OA of the knee disorder of diathrodial joints characterised emphasizes the amelioration of pain clinically by pain, and functional limitation, (Hochberg et al, 1995). Physiotherapy is radiographically by osteophytes and joint often an adjunct to medical (pharmacological) space narrowing and histopathologically by treatment or a follow-up to surgical alterations in cartilage integrity (Schnitzer, intervention (Marks and Cantin 1999). The 1996). The disease is regarded as the physiotherapy may aim at any or all of the commonest articular disorder of man (Manek, following: relieving pain, strengthening 2001) with more than 75 percent of people muscles, mobilising joints, maintaining or aged 70 years and above showing improving function, correcting deformity radiographic evidence of the disease. (Swedberg and Steinbauer, 1992). The Pain is the most dominant symptom of physiotherapist often uses physical measures OA that often makes the patient with OA to such as heat, cold, ultrasound, seek medical treatment (Moskowitz, 1981; transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation Rubinow, 1998; Creamer, 2000). However, (TENS), other electrotherapy modalities, depending on the severity and stage of the splintage / supportive devices and disease, the OA patient may also present therapeutic exercises (Schnitzer, 1996). The with such symptoms as limitation of joint efficacy of such modalities alone and / or in African Journal of Biomedical Research 2004 (Vol. 7) / Adegoke and Gbeminiyi combination have been examined by several in the order of their recruitment into the study studies (Hamilton et al, 1985; Schank et al, although the first subject was assigned by 1986; Svacova et al, 1989 and Sylvester, tossing a coin. Subject's height and body 1990) with conflicting conclusions. The weight were then measured using the height classical study by Clark et al (1974) which meter and weight scale respectively and compared the efficacy of ice, SWD and following standardised procedures. Next, the untuned SWD observed that the group thermal sensitivity of the subjects was receiving ice made better early progress such assessed in the routine manner to ascertain that their improvements in pain score was their suitability for heat or cold application. similar to that attained at three months by the Subjects in the ice study group then received other groups. However, the study failed to 20 minutes of ice as crushed ice in a wet compare the treatment groups on overall towel wrapped around the affected knee. improvement in function – the most important The subjects also had isotonic measure of efficacy of any intervention. This quadriceps strengthening exercises and study was therefore designed to compare the cycled on an unloaded bicycle ergometer for effects of ice and SWD on pain, ROM and 10 minutes. Subjects received treatments function in patients with OA of the knee. thrice weekly for four weeks (12 treatments). Subjects in the SWD study group also had their thermal sensitivity evaluated then MATERIALS AND METHOD received 20 minutes of SWD applied by malleable electrodes arranged by the MATERIALS contraplanar method on the anterior and Subjects: Fourteen patients (4 males and 10 posterior aspects of the affected knee. The females) aged 40 -70-years diagnosed to arrangement of the electrodes was have OA of the knee and referred for influenced by the complaint of most of the treatment in the Physiotherapy Department, subjects that their pain was mostly in the University College Hospital, Ibadan anterior region of the knee. The intensity participated in the study. Patients were (dosage) of the SWD was based on each excluded from the study if they had sensory subject’s tolerance but all subjects were abnormalities, peripheral circulatory generally advised that they should feel just a problems, hip or spinal problems referring comfortable warmth (Low and Reed, 2000). pain to th e knee, metal prosthesis in or near Subjects in this group then had the same the knee or any other contraindication to the adjunct therapeutic exercise as those in the use of ice or SWD. ice study group. They also received treatment thrice weekly for four weeks (12 Instruments: Instruments used for data treatments). collection included 1. Shortware diathermy machine Measurements: At the beginning of the (Ultratherm 708 by Siemens) study, all subjects had the intensity of the 2. Bicycle ergometer (Tunturi) pain in their affected knee evaluated with a 3. Visual analogue scale (VAS) for vertical 10cm long visual analogue scale assessing pain (VAS). The active range of motion (AROM) of 4. Functional index questionnaire (FIQ) for the affected knee was then evaluated with a assessing subjects functional capability half-circle long-arm universal goniometer and 5. Sandbags for exercise the available range recorded in degrees to 6. Tray of ice cubes for ice application the nearest whole number. The subject’s 7. Towel for ice application functional capability in eight activities was 8. Height meter to assess subjects’ heights also assessed with a functional index 9. Weight scale (Salter) for measuring the questionnaire (FIQ). The FIQ is a reliable body weight of subjects. instrument (r=0.86) which has been used on patients with patellofemoral joint pain Method: The rationale and procedure for the (Maclintyre et al, 1995). All the study were explained to the subjects and measurements were repeated at the end of their consent to participate in the study was the study. sought and obtained. The approval of the University of Ibadan / University College Data Analysis Hospital, Ibadan joint ethical committee was The mean and standard deviation of all also sought and obtained. Subject who met variables were calculated. Independent t-test the inclusion criteria were then assigned to was used to compare the pain intensity, ROM either the ice or shortwave treatment groups and functional index score (FIS) of the 108 Thermal modalities in osteoarthritis African Journal of Biomedical Research 2004 (Vol. 7) / Adegoke and Gbeminiyi subjects in the two study groups at the Table 1 beginning and end of the study. Independent Biodata of subjects t-test was also used to compare the mean Treatment Age Height Weight QI improvements effected by ice and SWD in (Yrs) (m) (kg) the selected clinical symptoms. Paired t-test Ice 60.59 1.61 77.14 29.48 was used to evaluate the effectiveness of ± 7.09 ± 0.05 ± 12.32 ± 3.29 either ice or SWD on the select ed variable. SWD 49.29 1.63 69.71 26.23 The significance level (a) was set at 0.05. ± 5.50 ± 0.06 ± 17.98 ± 6.35 t 3.32 0.549 0.902 1.202 RESULTS p-value 0.006 0.593 0.395 0.253 Remark S NS NS NS The biodata of subjects in the two treatment 2 groups are presented in Table 1. The two QI = Quetelet Index (kg/m ); S = Significant groups were not significantly different in NS = Not significant (a = 0.05) height, body weight and Quetelet index (QI) but the mean age of subjects in the SWD The pre- and post-treatment pain, ROM and group was significantly greater than that for FIS of subjects in each group are presented the ice group. The mean pain, ROM and FIS in Table 3. Paired t-test showed that the of the subjects at the beginning and end of mean changes in pain, ROM and FIS in each the study are compared in Table 2.
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