A randomized controlled trial of two exercise protocols on pain, function, and vastus medialis thickness in women with knee osteoarthritis

• Published in: Journal of pain management Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 133 - 144
• Main Authors: Moezy, Azar, Kavand, Sahar, Angoorani, Hooman, Nazari, Ahmad, Masoudi, Soheila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Arthritis; Cartilage; Exercise; Intervention; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Ultrasonic imaging; Womens health

To investigate the short-term effects of two exercise protocols on pain, function, thigh girth, and the thickness of vastus medialis (VM), vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In a parallel group randomized clinical trial, 65 women (aged...