The Effect of Treatment by Diclofenac with Iontophoresis in Osteoarthritic Knee - ผลการด้วยวิธีการผ่านอิออนของสารละลาย diclofenac ในผู้ป่วยข้อเข่าเสื่อม

Abstract

A quasi-experimental research, pre-post test control group design was to compare treatment
outcome between two groups undergoing hot pack in conjunction with ultrasound wave with and
without diclofenac with iontophoresis. The samples included 42 osteoarthritis knee patients for each
group treated at department of physical therapy in Ban Pong hospital during January - May 2012, a
time / day for 5 consecutive times. Collected data used the modified WOMAC scale, were analyzed
using mean, paired t-test and independent t-test, chi-square, Mann Whitney U. The results showed
that after treatment in the experimental group had average score of pain dimension, stiffness dimension
decreased and function dimension increased significantly (p < 0.001). Comparisons between
the two groups showed that after treatment in the experimental group had average score of pain
dimension, stiffness dimension decreased and function dimension increased than the control group
(p < 0.05).
Key words: iontophoresis, osteoarthritic knee, physical therapy