Effect of pain reduction on postural sway, proprioception, and quadriceps strength in subjects with knee osteoarthritis
Effect of pain reduction on postural sway, proprioception, and quadriceps strength in subjects with knee osteoarthritis
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DOI:
10.1136/ard.61.5.422
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发表时间:
2002-05-01
影响因子:
27.4
通讯作者:
Doherty, M
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作者:
Hassan, BS;Doherty, SA;Doherty, M
Objective: To investigate whether alleviation of knee pain influences quadriceps function, proprioceptive acuity, and postural stability in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).Methods: A crossover, within-subject, double blind study design involving 68 subjects with painful knee OA. Each subject received an intra-articular injection into one or both knees (both if symptomatic) of either 5 ml 0.5% bupivacaine or 5 ml 0.9% saline. Two weeks later they received an injection of the alternative agent. Subjects and observer were unaware of the order of injection, which was randomly assigned. Knee pain (100 mm visual analogue scale), static postural sway, knee proprioceptive acuity, maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), and percentage activation of the quadriceps were assessed immediately before and one hour after each injection.Results: Significant pain reduction was achieved one hour post-bupivacaine (mean difference as a percentage change 56.85, 95% CI 31.01 to 73.65; p