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Arthrosis (knee joint)
For the treatment of osteoarthritis at the knee joint, the following types of therapy are available:
MAGCELL® ARTHRO
Electrotherapy
Microwave therapy
Shortwave therapy
MAGCELL® ARTHRO
Therapy with MAGCELL® ARTHRO leads to significant pain reduction and functional improvements (WOMAC score) in osteoarthritis of the knee. The therapy is classified by the authors of a double-blind RCTS (Wuschech et al. 2015) as a rational complementary therapy option without side effects.La terapia con MAGCELL® ARTHRO en la artrosis de rodilla produce una reducción significativa del dolor y una considerable mejora funcional (índice WOMAC).
Electrotherapy treatments can significantly improve each of the parameters pain, function and strength of the m. quadriceps femoris in knee joint osteoarthritis.
In the case of osteoarthritis (knee joint), microwave therapy has significantly positive treatment effects on all investigated outcome parameters (WOMAC, pain VAS and BMRC scale muscle strength).
In chronic knee osteoarthritis, continuous short-wave therapy is use in a complementary fashion with the goal of pain reduction by endogenous heat and improvement of knee mobility.