CHANGES IN KNEE JOINT THERMOGRAMS FOLLOWING LOCAL CRYOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH VARIOUS PHYSIOTHERAPY REGIMENS

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CHANGES IN KNEE JOINT THERMOGRAMS FOLLOWING LOCAL CRYOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH VARIOUS PHYSIOTHERAPY REGIMENS

Journal Title: Fizjoterapia Polska - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 3

Abstract

Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cryotherapy and physiotherapy regimens in patients with indications for use of these procedures in the knee joint region or knee joints. Materiał and methods. The study was performed in the Cracow Rehabilitation Centrę in 2008. The study involved a group of 38 patients who underwent cryotherapy of the knee joint region. The patients were dMded into two groups. Group 1 included patients who performed lower limb exercises immediately after the cryotherapy procedurę, and patients in group 2 performed exercises 30 minutes following the cryotherapy procedurę. Changes in thermograms were recorded in all patients. Results. Mean temperaturę in the affected knee joint before treatment was x=30.19°C in group 1 and 31.46°C in group 2. The differences between the study groups revealed in examination 2 were also not statistically significant. Examination 3 showed signi-ficant differences. The mean value of the temperaturę rangę was x=28.54C in Group 1 and 23.38°C in Group 2. The last exami-nation, performed 30 minutes after the completion of the cryogenic therapy procedurę, showed a mean temperaturę of the treated knee joint of x=28.99°C in Group 1 and x=29.43C in Group 2. Conclusions. Tissue temperaturę in the knee joint region increased at a slower ratę in patients who did not undergo kinesi-therapy immediately after cryotherapy of that region.

Authors and Affiliations

Magdalena Wilk, Rafał Trąbka, Zbigniew Śliwiński

Keywords

Staw kolanowy krioterapia termowizja fizjoterapia Knee Joint Cryotherapy thermovision physiotherapy

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