Aim: to study the effect features of combined use of pelotherapy and phytocomplex on main clinical symptoms regress and quality of life in patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis. Material and Methods. The study included 96 patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis; the effectiveness evaluation was estimated in terms of American Rheumatologic Association (ARA), the data of visual-analogue scale (VAS), goniometry and laser Doppler flowmetry, indexes WOMAC, Lekena and the index of activity SIA, criteria of life quality questionnaire HAQ. Results. The complex use of pelotherapy and phytocomplex in conjunction with a drug treatment of patients have a more pronounced positive effect on pain (by 35-36%), function of the knee joint (by 26-28%), microcirculation (1.5-2 times) and the quality of life (by 22-25%) compared to treatment with only drug treatment or combined using of ultrasound and drug therapy. Conclusion. The new method of combined use of pelotherapy and phytocomplex leads to the evident regress of clinical symptomatology at patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis, improves locomotor function, microcirculation of knee joints and quality of life.
Kotenko К.V., Babaskin D.V. The combined use of pelotherapy and phytocomplex in rehabilitation of patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 9, Issue 4, 2013, pp. 946-950

Objective: the comparative research of phytocomplex phonophoresis rehabilitation efficiency of patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis. Material and Methods, the study included 100 patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis; the effectiveness evaluation was made in terms of American Rheumatologic Association (ARA), the data of visual-analogue scale (VAS) and goniometry, indexes WOMAC, Lekena and the index of activity SIA, criteria of life quality questionnaire HAQ. Results. The complex use of phyto- and ultrasonic therapy in conjunction with an medicamentous treatment of patients have a more pronounced positive effect on pain (by 26-28%), function of the knee joint (by 22-26%) and the quality of life (by 24%) compared to treatment with medicamentous only treatment or combined using ultrasonic and medicamentous therapy. Conclusion. The new method of phytocomplex phonophoresis leads to the expressed regress of clinical symptomatology at patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis, improves locomotor function of knee joints and quality of life.
Kotenko К.V., Babaskin D.V. Efficiency assessment of phytocomplex phonophoresis in rehabilitation of patients with knee joint osteoarthrosis // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 9, Issue 4, 2013, pp. 942-946