EFFICACY OF INTERMITTENT VACUUM THERAPY AS AN ADJUNCT TO CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

ALI IRANI; KARAN GERA; RADHIKA RAMESH SAWAL; ARNAAZ  DOCTOR; PARVEEN SINGH; HARRY MEHTA

doi:10.22159/ijcpr.2024v16i4.5036

Authors

ALI IRANI Physiotherapy, Nanavati Max Hospital, Mumbai, India
KARAN GERA Department of Orthopedics, Govt. Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India
RADHIKA RAMESH SAWAL MPT Student (Final Year), NMIMS SUNANDAN Divatia School of Science, Mumbai, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4177-565X
ARNAAZ DOCTOR NMIMS Nanavati Max Hospital, Mumbai, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0002-274X
PARVEEN SINGH Founder/CEO IVT Technologies, Patiala, India https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5358-6287
HARRY MEHTA Department of Orthopedics, Govt. Medical College Patiala, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3841-5208

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2024v16i4.5036

Keywords:

Osteoarthritis, Indications, Intermittent vacuum therapy

Abstract

Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a severe joint disease that affects more than 60 percent of the elderly. It is highly prevalent and a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. Symptoms can become increasingly debilitating over time and can greatly affect the quality of life, contributing to feelings of dependence and loss of autonomy in older people. Intermittent vacuum therapy (IVT) is a new technology which is now being used to treat vascular diseases of the legs, to accelerate rehabilitation, to reduce oedema in the lower extremities, to treat cellulite as well as other indications. The majority of the examinations of physiological effects of intermittent vacuum therapy is based on reactions to stable negative pressure in the lower body.

Methods: A total of 30 patients, 15 in group A (Conventional) and 15 in group B, were randomly selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Outcome measures-VAS, WOMAC and Knee flexion ROM were assessed pre and post-intervention. The treatment was performed for 10 sessions.

Results: There was statistical significance seen in Group A (Conventional) and Group B (Interventional) in all outcome measures. However, treatment with Intermittent Vacuum therapy showed better results in comparison to conventional therapy. Data analysis was done using Paired T test.

Conclusion: Intermittent Vacuum Therapy along with conventional protocol showed significant improvement in the above outcome measures in O. A Knee patients. Therefore, Intermittent Vacuum Therapy can be incorporated as a part of rehabilitation in O. A Knee patients.

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