Open AccessImproved Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis with Dexamethasone Phonophoresis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Mohamed Ahmed Said Ahmed,
Emad S B Saweeres,
Nasr Awad Abdelkader,
Salwa Abdelmajeed,
Ahmed R. Fares
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_639_18
Subject(s) - phonophoresis , medicine , osteoarthritis , randomized controlled trial , dexamethasone , physical therapy , knee pain , alternative medicine , pathology , radiology , ultrasound
Intraarticular corticosteroid injection is an adjunct to core treatments for relief of moderate-to-severe pain in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. This randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the effect of dexamethasone phonophoresis (DxPh) on knee OA.