Quadriceps training with the microwave treatment of 34 cases of knee osteoarthritis.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Quadriceps training with the microwave treatment of 34 cases of knee osteoarthritis [Abstract] quadriceps muscle of exercise training combined with microwave treatment of knee osteoarthritis treatment, comparative analysis of 34 patients receiving treatment at the same microwave training quadriceps and will only accept the efficacy of microwave treatment of 33 cases . outcome, combined treatment group was significantly better than the treatment group (P lt;0.01). quadriceps training exercise therapy combined with microwave treatment of knee osteoarthritis than simply the effect of microwave treatment was used. [Keywords:] of knee osteoarthritis, quadriceps muscle training and microwave Knee osteoarthritis is the older common disease, mainly the knee swelling, pain, weakness, and the resulting walk, stand, up and down stairs difficult. Of the use of conservative treatment in the Training Unit four muscle with microwave treatment, and achieved satisfactory results. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 Clinical data All cases are in line with American College of Rheumatology established diagnostic criteria [1], that the exclusion of other diseases, based on the edge of osteophytes knee + joint X-ray changes or joint morning stiffness (lt;30min) + bone friction sound + agegt; synovial fluid of osteoarthritis 40 years of age or performance (WBC lt;2000 / L, the appearance of clear, viscous) .67 cases of osteoarthritis of the knee in 12 males and 55 female patients, women in all age groups are more common . mean age of 42 to 76 years, 30 cases of left knee, right knee in 31 cases, both knees in 6 cases, the onset of symptoms to treatment for 2 months to 12 years. their treatment randomly divided into three groups according to treatment group of 33 for microwave cases and combined therapy group, 34 patients (in addition to the microwave treatment, supplemented by training the quadriceps exercise therapy treatment), two groups of patien