Do physical therapy modalities have additional benefit over exercise therapy in the management of Ankylosing Spondylitis? A randomized controlled trial

  • DONMEZ U
  • OZTURK C
  • CİNAR E
  • et al.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of microwave therapy and global postural reeducation (GPR) exercises on disease activity, pain, quality of life and functional status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and Methods: 77 patients diagnosed with AS were included in the study. First group (n: 25) was treated with global postural reeducation exercises 5 days a week, for 3 weeks. Patients in the second group (n: 26), in addition to GPR, were treated with microwave therapy before each exercise session to warm lumbar paraspinal muscles. Third group (n: 26) consisted of controls. Subjects were evaluated at baseline, on the third week, third and six months. Results: In the first group, improvement in all parameters was found to be significant (pAmaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı; AS hastalarında global postural reedukasyon (GPR) programı ve radar (mikrodalga) egzersizleri ve radar tedavisinin ağrı, hastalık aktivitesi ve fonksiyonel durum üzerine olan etkisinin araştırılmasıdır. Gereç ve yöntem: 77 AS tanılı hasta çalışmaya dâhil edilmiştir. 1.gruba (n:25) 3 hafta boyunca haftada 5 gün, GPR egzersizleri verilmiştir. 2.gruptaki hastalara (n:26) aynı egzersiz programına ek olarak egzersiz öncesi lomber paraspinal kaslar üzerine 20 dakika radar tedavisi uygulandı. 3.grup ise kontrol grubu hastalardı. Tüm hastalar tedavi öncesi, tedavi sonrası 3.hafta, 3.ay ve 6.ayda değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Grup içi değerlendirmede; egzersiz grubunda tedavi öncesine göre tedavi sonrası 6.ayda tüm değerlendirme parametrelerinde istatistiksel anlamlı iyileşme olduğu gözlendi (p

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DONMEZ, U., OZTURK, C., CİNAR, E., KOCANAOGULLARİ, H., GUCENMEZ, S., & HEPGULER, S. (2021). Do physical therapy modalities have additional benefit over exercise therapy in the management of Ankylosing Spondylitis? A randomized controlled trial. Ege Tıp Dergisi, 60(4), 365–374. https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1037447

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