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Showing 3 results for Subject: Orthopedics
Yousef Mohammadi Kebar, Ahad Azami, Tahereh Ekrasarian, Farhad Pourfarzi, Mohammad Negaresh,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (10-2021)
Abstract
Background & objectives: Knee osteoarthritis is an important cause of pain and disability in the community. The present study investigated the risk factors for primary osteoarthritis of the knee in patients with knee pain and their relationship with knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: 87 patients were included in the study and were matched in terms of age. Cases consisted of female patients less than 50 years of age with knee pain and the control group was selected from patients under 50 years of age with knee pain and no radiographic findings of osteoarthritis.
Results: This study showed that the rate of osteoarthritis of the knee was significantly related to body mass index (p=0.001). The relationship between knee osteoarthritis and ESR was not significant, but an increase in CRP with a p-value of 0.01 was associated with a risk of approximately a 3.5-fold increase in knee osteoarthritis. With increasing education, the rate of knee osteoarthritis decreased (p=0.022). The Increased circadian outpatient activity was significantly associated with increased knee osteoarthritis (p=0.032). In performed assessments on osteoarthritis of the knee, there was no statistically significant relationship between the type of bathroom used, the use of stairs, and residential houses.
Conclusion: Knee osteoarthritis has a relationship with body mass index, Education level, CRP index, and circadian activity level. it is recommended to lose weight in people with abnormal body mass index, exercise, and improve their lifestyle to reduce the incidence of knee osteoarthritis and disability.
Shafagh Aliasgarzade, Mohammad Negaresh, Vahideh Aghamohammadi, Nazli Javaheri, Javad Aliasgarzade, Sevda Mikaeili Mirak,
Volume 21, Issue 4 (1-2022)
Abstract
Neuroarthropathy occurs following the loss of pain sensation in a joint. Martin Charcot was the first researcher who explained this strange, non-infectious destruction of bone and joints. This disease mostly affects the lower extremity of patients, especially their feet and ankle. In this paper, we present a rare case of simultaneous neuroarthropathy in the wrist and ankle of a 39-year-old man with no history of diabetes. Simultaneous neuroarthropathy of two joints and its occurrence in uncommon parts of the body like the wrist is quite rare and might lead to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment.
Masoumeh Matin, Nahid Kianmehr, Abbas Tabatabaiee, Mehrnaz Kajbafvala, Marzieh Yassin,
Volume 23, Issue 4 (1-2024)
Abstract
Background: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dry needling on pain and pain pressure threshold (PPT) in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP).
Methods: 29 patients with NSCLBP were randomly allocated into two experimental (N=14) and control (N=15) groups. The dry needling intervention was considered for quadratus lumborum, gluteus medius, and lumbar multifidus, in 6 sessions, and subjects of the control group followed their routine lifestyle. The measurements included pain and PPT, which were evaluated in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up periods. The pain was a variable that had a three-month follow-up assessment. Analysis of variance of combined measurement with repeated measurement and Benferoni's post hoc test were used to investigate the effect of the intervention on the outcome measurements.
Results: Three sessions of trigger point dry needling did not lead to a significant change in pain. However, after five sessions of dry needling, a significant decrease in pain was observed (p<0.05), and the positive changes significantly remained until one and three months after the end of the intervention (p<0.05). Furthermore; significant changes in PPT scores were detected following five sessions of trigger point dry needling treatment (p<0.05). These changes remained constant in the one-month follow-up assessment (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Dry needling for the trigger points of the QL, GM, and LM muscles can improve pain intensity and PPT in patients with NSLBP.
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