ArticleTurkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation2018
Short-term efficacy of paraffin therapy and home-based exercise programs in the treatment of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis.
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- The short-term efficacy of heat therapy for osteoarthritis of the hands: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Effect of heated mittens on physical hand function in people with hand osteoarthritis: randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Trial
- The effects of a mobile app-delivered intervention in people with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Trial
- Paraffin bath therapy in De Quervain's tenosynovitis: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Adding Paraffin Bath to the Therapeutic Hand Exercise Programme on Hand Functions in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Randomized, Controlled, Single-Blind Study.Archives of rheumatology · 2026Article
- Behavioral change techniques and patient co-design in programs for hand osteoarthritis: a scoping review with directed content analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2026Article
- Cryotherapy and thermotherapy in the management of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: A comprehensive review.Fundamental research · 2025Review
- Systematic Review of Non-surgical Therapies for Osteoarthritis of the Hand: An Update.European journal of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Hand Erosive Osteoarthritis and Distal Interphalangeal Involvement in Psoriatic Arthritis: The Place of Conservative Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Physiotherapy Efficiency in Post-stroke Upper Extremity Spasticity: TENSIn vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to investigate the effects of a home-based exercise program in combination with paraffin therapy on pain, functional status, grip strength, and quality of life (QoL) and to compare the outcomes of these two treatment modalities. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis prospective, single-blind, randomized-controlled study included a total of 61 patients (8 males, 53 females, mean age 59.22 years; range, 35 to 78 years) who were diagnosed with hand osteoarthritis (HOA) according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria between November 2016 and February 2017. The first group (group 1) (n=31) received paraffin therapy + home-based exercise program and the second group (group 2) (n=30) received home-based exercise program alone. All patients were assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) Osteoarthritis Hand Index, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), Hand Grip Strength (HGS), and Finger Pinch Strength (FPS) at baseline and at two and six weeks after the intervention.
resultsIn group 1, there were statistically significant improvements in all parameters at two and six weeks (p<0.05). Statistically significant differences were observed in the HGS and AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index scores in group 2 at two and six weeks (p<0.05). Inter-group analysis showed statistically significant differences in favor of group 1 in the VAS, HAQ, AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index, HGS, and FPS scores at two and six weeks compared to baseline scores (p<0.05).
conclusionParaffin therapy combined with home-based exercise program in patients with symptomatic HOA provides effective pain control and is effective in improving functional status, HGS, FPS, and QoL in short term.
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