Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Iontophoresis with Perskindol Gel in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joints

Agnieszka Dakowicz, Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej, Anna Hryniewicz, Małgorzata Judycka, Mariusz Ciołkiewicz, Diana Moskal-Jasińska and Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal
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Agnieszka Dakowicz: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
Anna Hryniewicz: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
Małgorzata Judycka: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
Mariusz Ciołkiewicz: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
Diana Moskal-Jasińska: Department of Clinical of Phonoaudiology and Speech Therapy, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
Anna Kuryliszyn-Moskal: Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 24 A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-11

Abstract: Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of pain in the musculoskeletal system leading to disability. The basic principle of the therapy is the simultaneous use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of galvanic and iontophoresis treatments with Perskindol Active Classic Gel (Perskindol) in patients with OA of the knee joints. Moreover, a comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of the application was performed depending on the selection of the active electrode. Material and Methods: The study included 100 patients with gonarthrosis, treated at the Rehabilitation Clinic of the Białystok University Hospital. Three groups were randomly selected: in group I ( n = 33), anodic galvanic treatment was applied, group II ( n = 33) received iontophoresis with Perskindol gel from the negative pole (“−” iontophoresis), and group III ( n = 34) received iontophoresis with Perskindol gel from the positive pole (“+” iontophoresis). The VAS, the Laitinen questionnaire, the Lequesne Index, the Lysholm questionnaire, and the SF-36v2 health survey were used for the clinical evaluation of the patients. Results: In the group of patients who underwent iontophoresis with the use of Perskindol gel introduced from the positive pole, a statistically significant improvement was shown in all the assessed parameters in comparison to the patients who underwent anodic galvanic treatment. Conclusions: The most favorable effect of iontophoresis was observed in the case of iontophoresis with Perskindol gel introduced from the positive pole.

Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; iontophoresis with Perskindol gel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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