Abstract
Background: We aimed to compare the effect of two different treatment methods on severity pain in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 female patients with severe knee OA were randomly assigned into two parallel groups: An intervention group received standard physiotherapy treatment accompanied by knee traction, and a control group received only standard physiotherapy treatment. Both groups were subjected to a follow-up period of 5 weeks (10 times). Generalized Estimating Equations model was used to estimate the odds of a pain as a function of the groups adjusted for potential confounders. Results: Using intervention as the reference group, the pain odds ratios was 3.17 (95% CI: 1.24— 8.09) for control group. Conclusion: We would recommend using of the common physiotherapy treatment accompanied by knee traction instead of common physiotherapy procedure in patients with severe knee OA. Original Research Article Shahmohammadi et al.; ARRB, 5(4): 330-334, 2015; Article no.ARRB.2015.036 331
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