A comparative study of the use of Magnetoheraphy and Peloids in Gonarthrosis. Rehabilitation Service. Yara 2012

Authors

  • Lutgarda Martín Rodríguez UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS. GRANMA POLICLÍNICO DOCENTE LUIS E. DE LA PAZ REINA. YARA
  • Clara Martín Pérez Policlínico Docente Luis E de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma
  • Leticia Almeida Villalobos Policlínico Docente Luis E de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma
  • Haydée Araujo Rodríguez Policlínico Docente Luis E de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma
  • Rolando Figueredo Mendieta Policlínico Docente Luis E de la Paz Reina. Yara. Granma

Keywords:

osteoarthritis/therapy, magnetic field therapy, mud therapy.

Abstract

Introduction: knee arthrosis is the wear of the knee joint as a normal aging process of the cartilage.
Objective: to evaluate by means of a comparative study the use of Magnetotherapy and Peloids in patients with Gonarthrosis in the Rehabilitation Service in Yara, 2012.
Method: it was carried out a quasi-experimental research with a group under treatment with Peloids and the other one with Magnetotherapy; they presented knee pain due to Gonarthrosis, and came to the Rehabilitation Service at the Polyclinic Luis E. de la Paz in Yara within the period of January 2012 to January 2013 for their diagnosis and treatment.
Results: among the most important results the greatest amount of patients were females, confirming that this disease appears much earlier in women than in men, the structure of the education level was homogeneous for the two groups, what made them comparable, noticing that the greatest number of cases belonged to technical and university levels, the time course of the disease was between 4 and 5 year; the located pain, joint stiffness and quadriceps muscle atrophy were presented in most of the researched patients, the number of patients treated with magnetic fields of low-frequency significantly reduced the pain or it fully disappeared.
Conclusions: female patients contributed with the greatest number of cases, confirming that this disease appears earlier in females than in males. The structure of the educational level was homogeneous for the two groups, which made them comparable, noticing that the largest number of cases belonged to technical and university levels. The greatest percent of patients achieved a functional advancement after the treatment.

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Published

2016-03-30

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Martín Rodríguez L, Martín Pérez C, Almeida Villalobos L, Araujo Rodríguez H, Figueredo Mendieta R. A comparative study of the use of Magnetoheraphy and Peloids in Gonarthrosis. Rehabilitation Service. Yara 2012. RM [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 30 [cited 2025 Jul. 14];20(2):284-97. Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/149

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES