Manual Therapy Effectively Decreases the Frequency of Joint Bleeding Improves Joint Health and Reduces Pain in Hemophilic Elbow Arthropathy: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To verify the safety and effectiveness of manual therapy intervention using fascial therapy in adult patients with haemophilic elbow arthropathy.

Methods

Prospective cohort study. A total of 28 patients with haemophilic elbow arthropathy was recruited in 3 cities in Spain. Patients received one-fascial therapy session per week for 3 weeks. The dependent variables were: frequency of joint bleeding, joint pain (visual analogue score) and joint status (Hemophilia Joint Health Score). Outcomes were measured at baseline (T0), post-treatment (T1) and after 3 months' follow-up (T2). Using Student's t-test, the means obtained in the evaluations were compared. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test of repeated measures provided the intra-subject effect. The chosen level of s

SUBMITTER: PERez-Llanes R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8008725 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature