Obesity, ostearthritis and clinical treatment
| Autor: | Alexandre Felício Pailo, Gustavo Constantino de Campos, N.L. Brito, Márcia Uchôa de Rezende, Renato Frucchi, Andres de la Espriella Rosales |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
WOMAC Arthritis Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Osteoarthritis Orthotics Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Knee Obesity Clinical treatment Body mass index Orthopedic surgery Medical treatment business.industry Rehabilitation medicine.disease Physical therapy Original Article business RD701-811 |
| Zdroj: | Acta Ortopedica Brasileira Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 136-139, Published: 2014 Acta Ortopédica Brasileira v.22 n.3 2014 Acta Ortopédica Brasileira Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SBOT) instacron:SBOT Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 136-139 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1413-7852 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between BMI and pain and function in patients with OA undergoing medical treatment following OARSI recommendations. METHODS: Thirty-eight patients were classified according to their arthritis degree by X-ray and body mass index (BMI). All patients completed the WOMAC, Lequesne, and visual analogue pain scale (VAS) questionnaires at baseline and after six months treatment. All patients were treated with diacerhein and analgesics (according to pain), orthotics (when indicated), and an educational program on osteoarthritis. They were instructed on balanced diet and exercise at least three times a week. RESULTS: There was no significant BMI variation in this study. The higher the initial BMI, the lower the improvement in pain (p = 0.03). Pain did not improve significantly (p = 0.2). Function improved (p |
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