Oral / Poster Presentation File
Member of the Faculty of Basic Sciences and General Courses of Chabahar Maritime University
Method: A total of 24 women aged 50-60 years with osteoarthritis of the knee with mean weight (71.50 65 4.65) and mean BMI (25.61 40 0.40) were randomly divided into three groups: water exercise and onshore exercise. And controls (8 people in each group). Exercises were performed for 8 weeks (3 sessions per week). Exercise in water and land was similar in terms of intensity, duration and frequency of exercise, and the intensity of exercise in water was continuously monitored by the researcher through manual measurement of heart rate (between 140 and 165). Before and after the training period, measurements of pain and motor function were performed on the subjects and blood samples were taken from three groups in the 12-hour fasting condition and CRP and TNF-α levels were measured for each sample.
Results: Both types of exercises significantly reduced weight (68.12 3 3.52), BMI (24.38 50 0.50), pain and TNF-α and CRP levels and significantly improved motor function in women with knee osteoarthritis. (P <0.05 and t = 0.46), but no significant difference was observed between the effects of the two types of exercise (P> 0.05). Also, with decreasing TNF-α and CRP levels, pain decreased and motor function increased (t = 0.05 and t = 0.83, P <0.05).
Conclusion: Exercise and weight loss in overweight women with osteoarthritis of the knee can reduce the inflammatory factors of pain and improve motor function. On the other hand, the variables (intensity, volume and frequency) between the two types of training in water and land were the same, probably no significant difference was observed between them.
