title: Effects of activity modification on the patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
abstract: A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted on 162 patients of osteoarthritis of knee were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups- Group A and Group B. The Group A was treated with shortwave diathermy, exercise, naproxen and activity modification and the Group B was treated with shortwave diathermy, exercise and naproxen. Improvement was found more in Group A than Group B after 4th week (95% CI was -2.59 to 6.56). Then it was found that the improvement was gradually increased in Group A than Group B and finally, it was found that there was highly significant improvement in Group A than Group B after 6th week (95% CI was -3.45 to -0.70). This study suggests that activity modification play an important role for the treatment of the patients with osteoarthritis of knee.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Muhjib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. dmashakoor04@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shakoor
authors.forename: Md Abu
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Taslim
authors.forename: Md Shahadat
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hossain
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009288:Naproxen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012780:Short-Wave Therapy
chemical_list: D009288:Naproxen