Open AccessEFFECTS OF LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND COMPARE WITH HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Author(s) -
Syeda Amool Sakeena Rizvi,
Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi,
Sumaira Imran Farooqi,
Jharna Devi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.1.1/001
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , high frequency ultrasound , orthopedic surgery , significant difference , physical therapy , ultrasound , knee pain , surgery , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
OBJECTIVETo compare the effectiveness of low and high frequency ultrasound (US)technique for treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of knee joint.It is a pre-post design was used with multiple treatment therapies (A and B).The study was conducted on the 310 patients. The patients were diagnosedknee OA by the orthopedic doctor and recommended to the Physiotherapydepartment of North and Clifton Campus of Ziauddin Hospital. In this study 310patients were divided into two groups. Group A of 155 patients received lowfrequency US treatment of 0.01MHz frequency for 10 min and at the same timeGroup B of 155 patients received high frequency US treatment of 1MHz forabout 3 min. Both the groups had 6 sessions in 3 weeks.There was a mean reduction in the pain and disability with difference of lowfrequency US and high frequency US pre score and post score treatments ofboth the groups is 1.2± 0.3 and 4.1± 1.0, there was statistically significantdifference between the effects of low frequency US and high frequency US inpain management of knee O.A (P < 0.05).There was difference between the effectiveness of low frequency US