Comparison of Physical Therapy and Orthosis on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Zahra Jiryaei,
Aliyeh Daryabor,
Forouzan Rastgar Koutenaei
et al.
Abstract:INTRODUCTION
Orthosis and physical therapy are two conservative managements for knee osteoarthritis (OA), but the question is which is better for alleviating pain and improving function? The aim of this study was to compare two interventions of orthosis and physical therapy on pain and function in patients with knee OA.
METHODS
In this quasi-experimental study, 31 individuals with medial knee OA were recruited into two groups including orthosis group (c… Show more
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