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Sponsor: Ahram Canadian University
Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA
Interventions: sand therapy, physical therapy program
Countries: Egypt
The purpose of this study was to compare between the effects of Siwan sand therapy and physical therapy program on pulmonary function, functional activity, and pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Forty five patients were recruited according to the American Rheumatism Association criteria 2010 for the study, fifteen of them had been dropped, the other thirty patients (11 male and 19 female) were assigned into two equal groups: group (A) received Siwan sand therapy inform of sand bath for 5-days, followed by massage with olive oil, while group (B) received physiotherapy for 2-months in form of hot back, TENS, aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise, for the period between June 2016 and August 2019. All patients were evaluated pre-treatment and post treatment
Sex: ALL
Age: 25 Years to 59 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: The inclusion criteria were definite RA that fulfilled the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for RA * Patients were on their stable doses of anti-rheumatic drugs * Patients with moderate, severe rheumatoid arthritis * they had positive RF and anti-CCP * Both sexes participated in this study * their ages range from 25 to 59 years * body mass index from 25 to 30 * Pain of at least 3 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 mm (no pain) to 10 mm (worst imaginable pain) * Patients with (I) complete functional capacity with ability to carry out all usual duties without handicaps, (II) functional capacity adequate to conduct normal activities despite handicap of discomfort or limited mobility of one or more joints, (III) functional capacity adequate to perform only a few or none of the duties of usual occupation or of self-care - Exclusion Criteria: * uncontrolled arterial hypertension \[systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 100 mm Hg\] 32 (Tanaka and Kazumi, 1990). * Uncontrolled diabetes, * Previous renal transplanted patients, * Patients had coronary artery disease including: unstable angina, * Pregnant woman's, * Bleeding disorder, * Largely or wholly incapacitated with patient bedridden or wheel chair bound, permitting little or no self-care.
- Giza, Egypt