A comparison of effectiveness of kinesiotherapy and combination of kinesiotherapy and pulsed electromagnetic fields on pain and functional ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease and a leading cause of chronic
disability, in large part due to knee or hip involvement. Etiology is unknown, so the treatment
is focused on symptoms elimination and functional disability prevention. Among
nonpharmacologic modalities, only the kinesiotherapy effectiveness was confirmed while
neither the optimal exercise „dosage“ (frequency, inte…