Table 3 The participants responded to questions related to the utilization of manual therapy in treating knee osteoarthritis (OA)
Questions | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Do you use manual therapy in treating knee OA? | |
鈥僐辞耻迟颈苍别濒测 | 33 (17.1) |
鈥僌肠肠补蝉颈辞苍补濒濒测 | 21 (10.9) |
鈥僋别惫别谤 | 29 (15) |
鈥僁epends on the patients鈥� condition | 110 (57) |
Frequency of patients seen with knee OA | |
鈥�0鈥�2/诲补颈濒测 | 81 (42.4) |
鈥�0鈥�5/飞别别办 | 72 (37.7) |
鈥�0鈥�10/尘辞苍迟丑 | 38 (19.9) |
The average age of the patients seen with knee OA (years) | |
鈥�&濒迟;鈥�30 | 2 (1) |
鈥�30鈥�50 | 59 (30.7) |
鈥�50鈥�70 | 127 (66.1) |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�70 | 4 (2.1) |
Gender of patients seen with knee OA | |
鈥僊补濒别 | 78 (40.6) |
鈥僃别尘补濒别 | 76 (39.6) |
鈥傿辞迟丑 | 38 (19.8) |
Total number of treatment sessions provided | |
鈥�0鈥�1 | 3 (1.6) |
鈥�2鈥�3 | 17 (8.9) |
鈥�4鈥�6 | 51 (26.7) |
鈥�7鈥�8 | 61 (31.9) |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�8 | 59 (30.9) |
Length of treatment sessions provided (in minutes) | |
鈥�0鈥�10听尘 | 3 (1.6) |
鈥�10鈥�20听尘 | 13 (6.8) |
鈥�20鈥�30听尘 | 63 (33.2) |
鈥�30鈥�45听尘 | 75 (39.5) |
鈥�45鈥�60听尘 | 36 (18.9) |
Types of manual therapy used for treating knee OA* | |
鈥僊aitland mobilization | 35 (19.9) |
鈥僈altenborn mobilization | 7 (4) |
鈥僊ulligan mobilization | 71 (40.3) |
鈥僀yriax techniques | 13 (7.4) |
鈥僒herapeutic Massage | 39 (22.2) |
鈥僋eural mobilization | 11 (6.3) |
鈥僀辞尘产颈苍补迟颈辞苍 | 75 (42.6) |
鈥僌迟丑别谤蝉 | 35 (19.9) |
Aims of treatment in selecting manual therapy in knee OA* | |
鈥働ain reduction | 156 (84.8) |
鈥僆mprove range of motion | 142 (77.2) |
鈥僆mprove Function | 102 (55.4) |
鈥僆ncrease mobility | 107 (58.2) |
鈥僐educe swelling | 80 (43.5) |
鈥僆mprove joint position sense | 66 (35.9) |
鈥僆mprove balance | 42 (22.8) |
鈥僆mprove muscle control | 61 (33.2) |
鈥働濒补肠别产辞 | 20 (10.9) |
Types of knee OA treated with manual therapy | |
鈥働补迟别濒濒辞蹿别尘辞谤补濒 | 35 (19.1) |
鈥僒颈产颈辞蹿别尘辞谤补濒 | 9 (4.9) |
鈥傿辞迟丑 | 139 (76) |
Which is the best treatment option for knee OA? | |
鈥僊anual therapy alone | 4 (2.1) |
鈥僂xercise therapy alone | 9 (4.7) |
鈥僀辞尘产颈苍补迟颈辞苍 of manual and exercise therapy | 162 (85.3) |
鈥僌迟丑别谤蝉 | 15 (7.9) |
Use of outcome measures to determine patient improvement and treatment success* | |
鈥僔AS scale | 116 (64.4) |
鈥僕OMAC index | 13 (7.2) |
鈥僈OOS index | 3 (1.7) |
鈥僌xford knee score | 20 (11.1) |
鈥僒UG test | 9 (5) |
鈥僄辞苍颈辞尘别迟别谤 | 97 (53.9) |
鈥僁测苍补尘辞尘别迟别谤 | 12 (6.7) |
鈥僌迟丑别谤蝉 | 18 (10) |
How important is manual therapy as a possible treatment option for knee OA? | |
鈥僋ot important, at all | 16 (8.6) |
鈥僆尘辫辞谤迟补苍迟 | 122 (65.6) |
鈥僔ery important | 48 (25.8) |
How much will you rate manual therapy as a treatment option for knee OA out of 10? | |
鈥�&濒迟;鈥�3 | 17 (9) |
鈥�3鈥�5 | 54 (28.6) |
鈥�6鈥�8 | 76 (40.2) |
鈥�&驳迟;鈥�8 | 42 (22.2) |