The objectives of treatment in hip osteoarthritis are pain relief, improve joint range of motion and muscle force, gait rehabilitation, patient education and socio-professional reintegration.The non-pharmacological and non-surgical methods include certain types of physical therapy: massage, heat, ultrasound, laser, shockwave therapy. Few studies have been conducted so far for outcome measurement in symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.
The objectives of treatment in hip osteoarthritis are pain relief, improve joint range of motion and muscle force, gait rehabilitation, patient education and socio-professional reintegration.The non-pharmacological and non-surgical methods include certain types of physical therapy: massage, heat, ultrasound, laser, shockwave therapy. Among them, shockwave therapy is not a new treatment method, and seems to be effective in rotator cuff pathology, tennis elbow, and also on knee osteoarthritis, but few studies have been conducted so far for outcome measurement in symptomatic hip osteoarthritis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Shock Wave therapy - hip osteoarthritis program
Ultrasound 0.7W/cm2
change from baseline Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score at 10 days and 30 days
10mm to 100mm, higher scores mean a worse outcome
Time frame: at baseline, after 10 days, after 30 days
change from baseline Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score at 10 days and 30 days
24-item questionnaire for osteoarthritis, higher scores mean a worse outcome
Time frame: at baseline, after 10 days, after 30 days
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