Objective To observe and study the effect of neuromuscular exercise (NEMEX) on pain and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods From December 2016 to December 2017, a total of 70 participants with degenerative KOA were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 35 participants in each group. The participants in the observation group received 8-weeks NEMEX, and the ones in the control group received 8-week quadriceps strengthening. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain subscale and the WOMAC physical functional subscale were used to measure pain and physical function before treatment and after 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks of treatment. Results The WOMAC pain scores of participants before treatment and after 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks of treatment were 24.2±10.0, 23.4±9.1, 18.9±8.2, 15.0±6.3, 15.0±7.0, respectively in the observation group, and 25.6±9.8, 24.1±9.2, 20.2±8.8, 15.2±6.0, 11.4±5.3, respectively in the control group. After 1 week of treatment, neither group showed a significant change in pain than pretreatment (P>0.05), but after 2, 4, 8 weeks of treatment, both groups showed significant improvements in pain (P<0.05). There was no significant between-group difference in pain before treatment or after 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks of treatment (P>0.05), but after 8 weeks of treatment, statistically significant difference in WOMAC pain score was found between the two groups (t=2.439, P<0.05). The WOMAC physical function scores of participants before treatment and after 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks of treatment were 94.3±31.0, 81.8±28.3, 68.9±22.1, 34.0±15.1, 22.0±8.0, respectively in the observation group, and 92.7±31.8, 82.6±29.3, 75.2±22.9, 52.2±20.0, 43.4±18.2 respectively in the control group. After 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment, both groups showed significant changes in WOMAC physical function scores than pretreatment (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant between-group difference before treatment or after 1, 2 weeks of treatment in physical function (P>0.05). The functional improvements in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (t=–4.287, –6.355; P<0.05). Conclusion NEMEX and quadriceps strengthening have similar effects in relieve pain in patients with KOA. And both exercises can effectively improve the physical function, and NEMEX is better than quadriceps strengthening on physical function improvement in patients with KOA.
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of kinesio tape (KT) combined with progressive resistance training (PRT) in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), and to explore whether the direction of KT affects the therapeutic effect of SIS.MethodsBetween May 2017 and March 2019, 90 participants with SIS in West China Hospital, Sichuan University were randomly divided into three groups, with 30 participants in each group. Participants were treated with KT combined with PRT, and the direction of the KT is from the proximal end of the rotator cuff muscles to the distal end in group A. Participants were treated with KT combined with PRT, and the direction of the KT is from the distal end of the rotator cuff muscles to the proximal end in group B. Participants were treated with PRT alone in group C. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the pain in patients at rest, during movement and at night; range of motion (ROM) of shoulder and the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) outcome questionnaire were used to measure the physical function before treatment and after 1 week and 2 weeks.ResultsAfter 1 week of treatment, ROM of shoulder abduction, internal rotation and DASH scores in group A were significantly improved compared with those in group B and C (P<0.05). After 2 weeks of treatment, the nighttime VAS score, ROM of shoulder abduction, internal rotation and DASH score scores in group A were significantly improved compared with those in group B and C (P<0.05). The VAS score during movement, nighttime VAS score, ROM of shoulder (except external rotation) and DASH score in group A were significantly improved after 1 week and 2 weeks of treatment (P<0.05); and after 2 weeks of treatment, the nighttime VAS score, ROM of shoulder flexion and internal rotation in group B were significantly improved compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). After 2 weeks of treatment, the VAS score during movement, nighttime VAS score, ROM of shoulder (except external rotation) in group C were significantly improved compared with those before treatment (P<0.05).ConclusionKT combined with PRT is more effective than PRT alone in the treatment of SIS, and the therapeutic effect is related to the direction of the tape.
Objective To investigate the application effect of remote Teach-back method on the precise management of elderly patients with osteoporosis (OP). Methods From June to September 2016, the elderly outpatients with OP were selected and randomly divided into the conventional treatment group and the remote Teach-back comprehensive treatment group. The remote Teach-back comprehensive treatment group was given the mobile Internet (WeChat) on the basis of conventional treatment to guide patients with remote OP treatment. The OP knowledge, OP self-efficacy, activities of daily living (ADL), bone mineral density (BMD) and other indicators were compared between the two groups after 12 months of treatment. Results A total of 80 elderly patients with OP were included, with 40 patients in each group. The comparison of the improvement values of the two groups showed that the remote Teach-back comprehensive treatment group was superior to the conventional treatment group in terms of exercise knowledge, calcium knowledge, exercise performance, ADL and BMD (P<0.05). Among them, the improvement in exercise knowledge intervention in the remote Teach-back group and the conventional treatment group were 1.870 (1.098, 2.870) and 0.670 (0.043, 1.283); the improvement values of calcium knowledge intervention in the two groups were 2.495 (1.860, 3.455) and 0.250 (–0.810, 0.705); the improvement values after exercise intervention in the two groups were 15.015 (10.490, 26.175) and 6.045 (1.405, 13.545); the improvement of ADL in the two groups were 13.565 (4.053, 23.768) and 2.245 (–4.953, 7.872); the improvement of lumbar 1-waist 4 BMD in the two groups were 0.155 (0.010, 0.313) g/cm2 and 0.045 (–0.095, 0.160) g/cm2; the hip BMD improvement values of the two groups were 0.130 (–0.023, 0.245) g/cm2 and 0.035 (–0.043, 0.165) g/cm2. There was no significant difference in OP knowledge between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Remote Teach-back online education makes OP management more effective. Relying on the characteristics of rehabilitation education and rehabilitation training, we will establish an advantageous management model to prevent the occurrence of OP and fragility fractures and improve the quality of life.