Do physical therapy modalities have additional benefit over exercise therapy in the management of Ankylosing Spondylitis? A randomized controlled trial

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dc.contributor.authorDonmez, Ulku
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Cihat
dc.contributor.authorCinar, Ece
dc.contributor.authorKocanaogulları, Hayriye
dc.contributor.authorGucenmez, Sercan
dc.contributor.authorHepguler, Simin
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:37:43Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:37:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of microwave therapy and global postural reeducation (GPR) exercises on disease activity, pain, quality of life and functional status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Materials and Methods: 77 patients diagnosed with AS were included in the study. First group (n: 25) was treated with global postural reeducation exercises 5 days a week, for 3 weeks. Patients in the second group (n: 26), in addition to GPR, were treated with microwave therapy before each exercise session to warm lumbar paraspinal muscles. Third group (n: 26) consisted of controls. Subjects were evaluated at baseline, on the third week, third and six months. Results: In the first group, improvement in all parameters was found to be significant (p<0.05). Second group exhibited statistical improvement in all outcome measures (p<0.05) except daytime pain (p >0.05). In the control group, improvements in BASMI, BASDAI and Beck depression scores were statistically significant (p<0.05). Intergroup comparisons showed a statistically significant difference among groups in all outcome measures at the sixth month follow-up (p<0.05). First and second groups which received GPR demonstrated greater improvement in BASMI, BASFI, BASDAI and Beck depression inventory scores compared with the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results show that GPR has beneficial effects on disease activity, quality of life, pain and depression in patients with AS. We could not detect any additional benefits of microwave therapy applied before exercise.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage373en_US
dc.identifier.issn1016-9113
dc.identifier.issn2147-6500
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage365en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1118817en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1118817
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/81751
dc.identifier.volume60en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEge Tıp Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleDo physical therapy modalities have additional benefit over exercise therapy in the management of Ankylosing Spondylitis? A randomized controlled trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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