Martín RL, Martín PCM, Almeida VL, Araujo RH, Figueredo MR

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 284-297
PDF size: 96.30 Kb.

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.

REFERENCES

1. Acosta Hernández RR. ¿Artritis o artrosis? Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [revista en la Internet]. 2008 Sep [citado 2015 Mar 17]; 24(3): Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-21252008000300001&lng=es.

2. Álvarez López A, Ortega González C, García Lorenzo Y, Puente Álvarez A. Artroscopia combinada con osteotomía tibial alta abierta en un paciente con gonartrosis: a propósito de un caso. AMC [revista en la Internet]. 2013 Oct [citado 2015 Mar 17]; 17(5): 590-598. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1025-02552013000500008&lng=es.

3. Ibarra Cornejo JL, Fernández Lara MJ, Eugenin Vergara DA, Beltrán Maldonado Eduardo A. Efectividad de los agentes físicos en el tratamiento del dolor en la artrosis de rodilla: una revisión sistemática. Rev Med Electron [revista en la Internet]. 2015 Feb [citado 2015 Mar 25]; 37(1): 3-17. Disponible en: http://scieloprueba.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1684-18242015000100002&lng=es.

4. Rikulmontree T. Osteoarthritis [revista en la Internet]. Atlanta: American College of Rheumatology; 2012 [citado 23 Mar 2015]. Disponible en: http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/diseases_and_conditions/osteoarthritis.asp

5. Ay S, Evcik D. The effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Rheumatol Int 2009; 29(6): 663-6.

6. Mena Pérez R, Fernández Delgado N, Dinza Zamora L. Uso del lisado plaquetario en artrosis de rodilla. Rev haban cienc méd [revista en la Internet]. 2013 Sep [citado 2015 Mar 25]; 12(3): 374-386. Disponible en: http://scieloprueba.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1729-519X2013000300010&lng=es.

7. Bravo Acosta T, Téllez Díaz Z, Hernández Tápanes S, Pedroso Morales I, Fernández Cuesta JI, López Pérez YM. Utilidad de un programa de rehabilitación para el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida en adultos mayores con gonartrosis. Rev MFR [Internet]. 2011 [revisado 20 marzo 2015]; 3(1): Disponible en: http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/mfr/vol_3_1_11/mfr06111.htm

8. Giner Ruiz V, Sanfélix Genovés J. Artrosis de rodilla y cadera: diagnóstico clínico y papel de la radiología. Sociedad Valenciana de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. [Internet]. 2008 [revisado 27 febrero 2015]. Disponible en: http://www.svmfyc.org/fichas/f027/ficha027.pdf

9. Márquez Arabia JJ, Márquez Arabia WH. Artrosis y actividad física. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [revista en la Internet]. 2014 Jun [citado 2015 Mar 25]; 28(1): 83-100. Disponible en: http://scieloprueba.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-215X2014000100008&lng=es.

10. López Alejandro A, García Lorenzo Y. Osteoartritis de la rodilla, tratamiento artroscópico: ¿mito o realidad? Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [revista en Internet]. 2007 Dic [citado 2015 Mar 25]; 21(2). Disponible en: http://scieloprueba.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-215X2007000200010&lng=es.

11. Chico Capote A, Estévez del Toro MH, Pérez Campos D, Stusser R. Efecto del debridamiento artroscópico en la osteoartritis de rodilla. Rev cubana med [revista en Internet]. 2007 Mar [citado 2015 Mar 25]; 46(1). Disponible en: http://scieloprueba.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-75232007000100007&lng=es.

12. Reyes Martínez AM, Almora Blanco W, Ortega Ross RM, Cuello Díaz AI. Efectividad del tratamiento termal en pacientes con gonoartrosis: Atención de enfermería. Rev Cubana Enfermer [revista en Internet]. 2002 Mar [citado 2015 Mar 25]; 18(1): 23-26. Disponible en: http://scieloprueba.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-03192002000100004&lng=es.

13. Álvarez Nodarse AL. Recopilación de las principales consideraciones generales sobre la cura hidrotermal. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr 1993; 9(3):279-82.