@article{Mumtaz_Shah_2018, title={ROLE OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY IN OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE: Osteoarthritis Knee}, volume={68}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/65}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To study the role of ultrasound therapy in osteoarthritis of knee joint.<br><strong>Study Design:</strong> Descriptive cross-sectional study.<br><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Combined Military Hospital, Okara for a period of 6 months, from Jul 2016 to Dec 2016.<br><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> Sixty consecutive patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of knee joint were included in the study.<br><strong>Results:</strong> Out of 60 patients 34 (56.67%) patients were females while 26 (43.33%) were males. The mean age in both groups was 55 years and the age range was 42-72 years. There was significant improvement of pain from a mean Visual Analogue Score of 6 to 2 (p=0.001). There was also improvement in stiffness and physical activity and very less analgesic requirement after ultrasound therapy of knee joint.<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Ultrasound therapy of knee joint improves pain, stiffness and physical activity in patients with osteoarthritis of knee joint.</p> <p> </p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Mumtaz, Syed Naveed and Shah, Syed Hussain}, year={2018}, month={Aug.}, pages={914–18} }